Regimental number | 5908 |
Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Ootha Siding, Parkes Line, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Hilda Thomson, Ootha Siding, Parkes Line, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, NSW. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'A24' 25th August 1917; disembarked HT 'Benalla', Sydney, 26 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 26 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMSON Walter Adair Heard |