| Regimental number | 3249 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Public School, Neutral Bay, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Wool roller |
| Address | Balmoral, Kurraba Road, Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Bryant, Balmoral, Kurraba Road, Neutral Bay,Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of fate incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 2 September 1917. |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Age at death | 21.7 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 7), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert and Elizabeth BRYANT, Neutral Bay, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 6 January 1916. Found guilty, 11 February 1916, of being absent from parade, 6 pm, 10 Febryary: awarded 7 days' fatigue. Transferred to 53rd Bn, 13 February 1916; taken on strength, 14 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916. Found guilty, 10 July 1916, of being absent from 1800 parade, 7 July: awarded 168 hours' Field Punishment No 2. Reported Missing in Action, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field 2 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, 3477A G.H. BARRY, C Company, 53rd Bn (patient, 4th Australian General Hospital, Randwick), 10 May 1917: 'I knew Bryant well - his initials were T.S. His second name was Sydney. We were at school together and worked together. He came from 10th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion. His people live at Neutral Bay and I have told his mother all I know, which is, that on the night of 19.7.16 at Fleurbaix, I was lying in a shell hole, in No Man's Land, between the front and the German lines, when Bryant passed close by and just then a shell came over and burst there, and when the smoke cleared, there was no sign of Bryant. I feel sure that he was killed at once.' Note by interviewer: 'A careful witness'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BRYANT Thomas Sydney
Red Cross File No 0600801 |
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