Regimental number | 473 |
Place of birth | Lobethal, South Australia |
Religion | Lutheran |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Lobethal, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss A. Davis, Lobethal, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 24 April 1916; transferred to Acting Casualty Clearing Station, Ferry Post, 25 April 1916 (defective eye sight); rejoined 32nd Bn, Ferry Post, 28 April 1916. Admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 3 May 1916 (eye treatment); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, no date stated; to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 5 May 1916 (astigmatism); discharged to duty, 9 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing in action, 20 July 1916. Now, 30 August 1916, wounded and prisoner of war (shrapnel wounds, left calf and right hand). Repatriated to England, no date stated. Admitted to No 2 Scottish General Hospital, Edinburgh, 26 December 1918 (influenza); transferred to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 5 February 1919 (bronchitis); discharged to furlough, 7 February 1919; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 7 March 1919. Married Janet Halliday Notman at Craiglockhart Parish Church, 25 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Tilbury on board HT 'Zealandic', 3 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 20 August 1919; discharged Adelaide (termination of period of enlistment), 13 October 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DAVIDS Thomas John Herbert |