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Thomas STOTT

Date of birth10 July 1875
Place of birthGumeracha, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressElizabeth Street, Norwood, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 7.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs. Mary Emily Stott, 11 Elizabeth Street, Norwood, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2.5 years in South Africa (Boer War).
Enlistment date1 December 1914
Place of enlistmentOaklands, South Australia
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A59 Botanist on 26 April 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 2 September 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth STOTT. Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date18 December 1916
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius'; disembarked Melbourne, 29 September 1916; discharged (appointment terminated, permanently unfit: gun shot wound, compound fracture, skull), Adelaide, 18 December 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death20 December 1933
Age at death60
Place of burialCheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, STOTT Thomas

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