Thomas Hedley PORTER

PORTER, Thomas Hedley

    Service Number: 452
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 44th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Edithburgh, South Australia, 17 October 1875
    Home Town: Greenmount, Mundaring, Western Australia
    Occupation: Miner
    Died: Natural Causes , Greenmount, Western Australia, 11 September 1943, aged 67 years
    Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
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    World War 1 Service

    24 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 44th Infantry Battalion, Allotted to C Company 44th Battalion at Claremont Camp on 3rd June 1916; with establishment of Unit. Appointed with rank of Substantive Sergeant. From 3 months convalescence treatment and leave. (Ex 11th Battalion).
    6 Jun 1916: Embarked Sergeant, 452, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle
    6 Jun 1916: Involvement Sergeant, 452, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
    4 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, AIF Depots UK (AIF), Transferred to Grenade School Lyndhurst UK for period of Instruction.
    25 Nov 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 44th Infantry Battalion, Proceed overseas France with Unit for operations as part of the BEF.
    13 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion, Promoted in the Field France.
    4 Mar 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 452, 44th Infantry Battalion, GSW Back 1st Lumbar Vertebrae., as part of a Half Battalion Trench Raid.Evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence at 3rd General Hospital on 26 March 1917.
    23 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion, Promoted to Lieutenant whilst in convalescence at 5th Auxiliary Hospital UK on 4th June 1917; recommendation for 6month change and return to Australia for treatment.
    16 Jul 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion, RTA 5MD for 6 month change convalescence and treatment GSW Back Lower Lumbar.
    18 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion, Returned to duty at Black Boy Hill WA 5 MD, fit for full duty from medical board on 17th January 1918.

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