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Theodore John REDHEAD

Date of birth13 December 1874
Place of birthWarialda, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk in holy orders
AddressManilla, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Height6' 0"
Weight171 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Redhead, c/o P Mannell, Koorawatha, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 July 1917
Rank on enlistmentChaplain (4th Class)
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 16 July 1917
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
Promotions

Captain


Unit: Chaplain 4th Class, Chaplains' Corps
Promotion date: 21 March 1919

FateReturned to Australia 19 June 1919
Discharge date20 February 1919
Other details

War service: England, Western Front

Embarked from Sydney, 16 July 1917, on board HMAT A16 'Port Melbourne'; disembarked Liverpool, England, 16 September 1917. Posted to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth., 22 September 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 3 November 1917; reported for duty, 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, 8 November 1917. Proceeded on leave to United Kingdom, 4-18 June 1918. Transferred to AIF Depots in the UK, 20 June 1918. Marched in to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 5 July 1918.

4216 Sergeant W. MacNAMARA advanced Redhead 10 pounds for his travel to England; the full amount had not been repaid by September1918, which led the Senior Church of England Chaplain, F.W. WRAY, to advise AIF HQ, 19 September 1918, 'The position ... is very unsatisfactory, and I do not consider that Chaplain Redhead should continue as a Chaplain in the A.I.F. I recommend that his kit be recovered from the 3rd Tunnelling Coy. and that thereafter he be immediately returned to Australia for discharge.'

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wundhuk', 19 June 1919; arrived Melbourne, 18 August 1919; discharged, 21 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Death not attributed to war service.
Miscellaneous detailsAppointment for continuous service.
Date of death8 January 1936
Age at death42
Place of burialChiltern Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, REDHEAD Theodore John

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