Regimental number | 3259 |
Place of birth | Kirk River, Queensland |
School | Queenton State School, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 115 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Selina Yapp, Murray Street, Paringa, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was a stern Rechabite in all details. (mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot IX, Row E, Grave 22), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Selina YAPP |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria, 21 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 27 March 1916. Taken on strength, 25th Bn, Armentieres, 23 April 1916. Wounded in action, 29 July 1916 (gun shot wound, leg), and admitted to Fst field Ambulance; transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 30 July 1916; to No 1 Canadian General Hospital, 30 July 1916; to 26th General Hospital, 2 August 1916; to England, 2 August 1916, and admitted to East Leeds War Hospital, 3 August 1916 (wound: severe); transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 10 November 1916; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 18 November 1916; marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, from furlough, 28 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 July 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 31 July 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 4 October 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh), and admitted to New Zealand Field Ambulance, and transferred to 55th Casualty Clearing Station; to 56th General Hospital, 5 October 1917; to England, 7 October 1917, and admitted to Colchester General Hospital, 9 October 1917 (wound: slight); transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 15 October 1917; discharged on furlough, 29 October 1917, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 12 November 1917. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 16 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 March 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 12 March 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, YAPP Thomas |