Regimental number | 4984 |
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 24 Rawson Street, Enmore, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs May Elizabeth Sarah Young, 24 Rawson Street, Enmore, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 11th Battery, 4th Field Artillery Brigade. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 20 October 1915. Transferred to 4th Division Artillery, Tel el Kebir, 21 February 1916; taken on strength of 21st Howitzer Brigade, and posted to Brigade Ammunition Column, 13 March 1916. Promoted Sergeant, 10 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 25 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 1 April 1916. Taken on strength, Divisional Ammunition Column, 15 May 1916, and posted to No 4 Section. Transferred to 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 4 July 1916, and posted to 2nd Battery, 5 July 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 28 January 1917 (rheumatism); transferred to 3rd Division Rest Station, 3 February 1917; to Casualty Clearing Station, 7 February 1917; to England, 12 February 1917, and admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Brighton. Transferred to York Place Military Hospital, Brighton, 24 April 1917. Discharged on furlough, 25 May 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 21 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 18 September 1917, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged, Sydney (medically unfit: rheumatism and myocarditis)), 16 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, YOUNGER Thomas |