FLOYD, Thomas Henry
| Service Number: | 2406 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2406, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2406, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide |
Thomas Henry Floyd
Name: Thomas Henry Floyd
Service Number: 2406
Place of Birth: Oakbank
Date of Birth: 16 October 1879
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 23 May 1916
Age at Enlistment: 36 years 8 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Mary Elizabeth Flowers
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Thomas embarked with the 50th Battalion on HMAT A 73 Commonwealth on 21 September 1916, reaching Plymouth, England on 14 November. His unit was sent to France on 12 December on the S.S.Arundel. Thomas spent the latter part of December in hospital in Etaples in France and Southall in England with severe influenza. On 23 May 1917 he was diagnosed with deafness of the right ear and was invalided to Australia being discharged as medically unfit on 27 August. Thomas was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins