Regimental number | 393 |
Place of birth | Chorley, Lancashire, England |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Drover |
Address | Peninsula Road, Maylands, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Bond, Peninsula Road, Maylands, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Northam, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 30 October 1915 (influenza); transferred to 16th Casualty Clearing Station, 4 november 1915 (pyrexia, unknown origin); to HS 'Galeka' bound for Alexandria, 5 november 1915, and admitted to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 9 November 1915 (pyrexia); transferred to No 2 General hospital, 10 December 1915 (asthma); to Ras el Tin Convalescent Hospital, 10 December 1915 (gastritis); to Mena House Hospital, 10 December 1915; taken on strength, Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 15 December 1915; returned to duty, Tel el Kebir, 10 January 1916. Taken on strength, 7th Field Company Engineers, 7 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 14 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 19 March 1916. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, Morbecque, 28 March 1916 (bronchitis); discharged to lines, 31 March 1916. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 27 Match 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); discharged to duty, 3 April 1917 (influenza). On leave to England, 29 April 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 15 May 1917. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 10 March 1918 (gonorrhoea), and transferred to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 17, 11 March 1918, and admitted to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 13 March 1918; discharged to Base Depot, 28 April 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 50 days; rejoined unit, in the field, 7 May 1918. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 13 June 1918 (influenza); discharged to duty, 16 June 1918. Detached for duty at Company Kit Stores, Peronne, 28 September 1918; rejoined unit, 6 October 1918. Marched out to England, 29 January 1919, for return to Australia. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Anchises', 28 February 1919; disembarked Albany, 7 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 11 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | York Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BOND Thomas |