Regimental number | 18028 |
Place of birth | Bombala, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Enfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Tingey, 'Ila', Causeway Street, Enfield, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st and 2nd Field Troops |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Signal Squadron |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Originally enlisted in 1915, aged 17; discharged at parents' request after 10 weeks' service, 1 December 1915. War service: Egypt, Palestine Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Orsova', 19 January 1919; disembarked, 3 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit: malaria), 30 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 80 |
Place of burial | Cremated: St Thomas Cemetery (Wall A Niche 44), Enfield, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TINGEY Wallace Willbourne |