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Thomas Henry John NILAND

Regimental number13898
Place of birth Grafton, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.8
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Niland, c/o Mrs Tully, Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Unit name1st Anzac Mounted Division, 7th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Morea on 17 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal RollAnzac Mounted Division Train
FateReturned to Australia 3 July 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll.
Discharge date26 December 1919
Other details

Embarked Sydney on board RMS 'Orontes', 19 December 1916; disembarked Melbourne; sent back to Sydney; re-embarked, 17 February 1917; transshipped Bombay to HT 'Mashobra', 18 March 1917; disembarked Suez, 4 April 1917; taken on strength Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot, 24 April 1917.

Taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Supply Section, Shellal, 25 June 1917.

Reverted to Private at own request, 25 June 1917.

Joined 996th Company, Army Service Corps, Australian Mounted Division Train, 26 August 1917.

Struck off to Desert Mounted Corps Supply Depot, 9 October 1917.

Attached for duty, 27th Depot Unit of Supply, 9 October 1917.

Transferred to 26th Depot Unit of Supply, 2 June 1918, and promoted Corporal.

Admitted to 47th Stationary Hospital, 16 October 1918 (malaria); transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, 17 October 1918; to 31st General Hospital, 20 October 1917; to Convalescent Depot, 26 October 1918; discharged on 14 days' leave, 31 October 1918.

Marched in to AASC Training Depot, Moascar, 21 October 1918; rejoined 26th Depot Unit of Supply, 7 December 1918.

Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 21 December 1918.

Transferred to 33rd Company, AASC, 13 January 1919, and reverted to Corporal.

Admitted to 69th General Hospital, 14 January 1919 (diptheria); transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, 25 February 1919; discharged to duty, 27 February 1919.

Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 10 March 1919 (measles); discharged to duty, 24 March 1919.

Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, 27 March 1919 (malaria); discharged to duty, 6 April 1919; rejoined 32nd Company, 15 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Malta', 3 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 10 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 26 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Malta', 3 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 10 August 1919; discharged, Sydney, 26 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, NILAND Thomas Henry John

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