HEITMAN, Thomas
| Service Number: | 3066 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Woodside R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3066, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3066, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
Thomas Heitman
Name: Thomas Heitman
Service Number: 3066
Place of Birth: Broken Hill, NSW.
Date of Birth: 14 February 1898
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 19 March 1917
Age at Enlistment: 22 years 7 months
Next of Kin: Father, William Heitman
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Thomas left Adelaide on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917, disembarking at Plymouth, England on 25 August. He went from Southampton to France with the 43rd Battalion on 18 December where he served for the duration of the war. During March and April of 1918 Thomas suffered recurring tonsillitis and was hospitalised on several occasions. From 17 March 1919 he was attached to the Australian Graves Detachment until returning to Australia on the Port Denison on 25 September. Thomas disembarked on 13 November and was discharged on 19 December.
After World War One he worked as a Miner. At the age of 41, Thomas enlisted in the 2nd A.I.F. in Alice Springs on 23 October 1939. Rejoining the 43rd Battalion, Thomas was appointed Corporal on 27 March 1940 and served with the Darwin Fortress Company. On 30 September 1941 he was admitted to 119 General Hospital with pterygium. Thomas was promoted to the rank of Acting Sergeant on 12 February 1942. He was discharged on 8 November 1943.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins