Regimental number | 2222 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | c/o Mrs Plant, Murtoa, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 182 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, S Conn, Murtoa, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Australian Reserve Park 1, Company 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Australia, 20 October 1914; marched in to Alexandria, Egypt, 7 August 1915. Found guilty, Metras, 29 February 1916, of being drunk while in charge of a wagon and 2 horses: awarded forfeiture of 7 days' pay. Transferred and taken on strength of 18th Australian Army Service Corps, Alexandria, 3 March 1916; proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Found guilty, 21 March 1917, of drunkenness: awarded forfeiture of 1 day's pay. Found guilty, 9 August 1917, of being absent from his Billet from 9:00 pm to 10:20 pm, 7 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 26 September 1917; returned to unit from leave, 2 October 1917; marched out to Army Service Corps for Medical Board, 12 February 1918; attended Medical Board at Army Service Corps, Havre, 14 February 1918; marched in to Australian General Base Depot, 27 February 1918; invalided to England, 11 March 1918 (old age and bronchitis); marched in to Weymouth Command Depot, England, 12 March 1918. Found guilty, 7 May 1918, of being absent without leave from 11:00, 4 May to 10:00 am, 6 May 1918: awarded 7 days confined to Barracks and forfeited 3 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'D9', 12 May 1918; (no disembarkation details); discharged, Melbourne, 23 July 1918 (medically unfit: bronchitis). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Balranald Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CONN Joseph Thomas |