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THOMAS, John Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4579 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 December 1915, Casula, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Train |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Newport State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Glass Bottle Blower |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Newport. Victoria, Australia, 31 October 1962 |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 19th Infantry Battalion, Casula, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, Evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence Tonsillitis severe till 24th January 1917. | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Battalion in the field Belgium from England | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 19th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 19th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 19 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 19th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound right foot evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 28th Australian Army Service Corps Company (AIF), Posted to -- 28th A.A.S.C. | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Divisional Train, T.O.S. from 19th Infantry Battalion -- Med Class B1 -- England | |
| 13 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, No. 2 Australian Command Depot (AIF), To No2 Command Depot Weymouth UK for discharge ex 28th Company AASC France | |
| 21 Aug 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 28th Australian Army Service Corps Company (AIF), Married in UK 19th March 1919 on indefinite leave till Troopship available for RTA. | |
| 15 Nov 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 28th Australian Army Service Corps Company (AIF), RTA 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment on HT Ormonde | |
| 24 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 5th Divisional Train, Discharge from service -- Medically Unfit (Bronchitis) -- 3MD, Melbourne, Victoria |
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Intially Enlisted Victoria found Medically Unfit Bad Teeth
Renlisted New South Wales allocated to reinforcement's 19th Battalion for overseas service .