BRITTAIN, Thomas Richard
| Service Number: | 783 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness - Lobar Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Salisbury Plain, England, United Kingdom, 24 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave No. 235, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Williams War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 783, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 783, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 783, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 24th April…… Thomas Richard Brittain was born at Wellington, Bunbury, Western Australia in 1873.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 10th September, 1914 as a 41 year old, single, Labourer from 91 South Street, Fremantle, Western Australia.
Private Thomas Richard Brittain, Service number 783, embarked from Fremantle on HMAT Medic (A7) on 2nd November, 1914 with 12th Infantry Battalion “G” Company, Australian Imperial Force.
He was listed as missing at Dardanelles from 25th to 28th April, 1915. Private Brittain rejoined his Unit on 18th May, 1915.
On 14th August, 1915 Private Brittain reported sick & was admitted to No.1 Casualty Clearing Station. He was transferred to Mudros then transferred & disembarked at Malta ex Valdivia on 29th August, 1915. Private Brittain was then transported to England from Malta per Plassey on 5th September, 1915.
Private Brittain was admitted to Military Hospital at Fulham, London on 12th September, 1915 with an internal hernia. He was discharged from Hospital to Weymouth on 7th January, 1916.
He returned to duty in Egypt on 28th March, 1916.
On 13th May, 1916 Private Brittain was admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital with a boil on his hand. He was discharged ex Ras-el –Tin, Egypt on 28th June, 1916 to Tel-el-Kebir. Pte Brittain was again admitted to Hospital on 7th July, 1916 & discharged on 17th August, 1916 to Moascar.
Private Brittain embarked overseas from Alexandria on 27th August, 1916 per H. T. Megantic.
He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 19th April, 1917, seriously ill with pneumonia.
Private Thomas Richard Brittain died at 11.20 a.m. on 24th April, 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital of Lobar pneumonia.
He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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