Regimental number | 5817 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Kapunda, South Australia |
True Name | COLBERT, Thomas Joseph |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Kapunda, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38.8 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Uncle, A Herberts, Eudunda, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of hernia) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia from Cape Town on board HT 'Miltiades', 21 November 1916; discharged (medically unfit: stab wound, chest, 'inflicted by a Kaffir'), Adelaide, 13 March 1917. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DOUBTFIRE William George |