Regimental number | 2566 |
Place of birth | Yass, New South Wales |
Other Names | Thomas Stanislaus |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Australian Hotel, Yass, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, P. Brassil, PO, Yass, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 2 November 1915. Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 14 February 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 28 March 1916. On leave to England, 28 December 1916; rejoined unit, 16 January 1917. Admitted to hospital, 19 February 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); rejoined unit, 16 January 1917. Re-admitted to hospital, 19 February 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); rejoined unit, 7 March 1917. Detached to Brigade Fusing Squadron, 15 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 23 September 1917. Detached to Brigade Fusing Squadron, 15 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 10 October 1917. Assigned to duties in Forward Area, 31 December 1917; proceeded on leave to England from Forward Area, 17 January 1918; rejoined Bn, 4 February 1918. Detached to 1st Brigade School of Instruction, 6 February 1918; rejoined Bn, 26 February 1918. Appointed Corporal, 13 October 1918. Marched out for return to Australia, 12 February 1919; commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Boonah', 20 April 1919; disembarked Sydney, 11 June 1919; discharged, 3 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 57 |
Place of burial | Yass Roman Catholic Cemetery, New South Wales |