Regimental number | 10 |
Place of birth | Wingen, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station overseer |
Address | Murulla, Wingen, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Marian Abbott, Wingen, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Enlisted 17 August 1914; promoted Sergeant, 25 September 1914. Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, 9 February 1915 (measles); discharged, 14 February 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 25-30 April 1915 (gun shot wound, left leg); admitted to No 15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 30 April 1915; evacuated to England, 16 May 1915; to 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, 29 May 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board the 'Star of Victoria', 19 January 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 29 February 1916; discharged Sydney (medically unfit), 24 March 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as Wingin, New South Wales. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 42 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ABBOTT Thomas Kingsmill |