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SURFIELD, Thomas
| Service Number: | 2871 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallaroo, South Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Carpa, Franklin Harbour, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 15 July 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Hallett War Memorial, Wallaroo WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2871, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2871, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide |
Thomas Surfield
Name: Thomas Surfield
Service Number: 2871
Place of Birth: Wallaroo
Date of Birth: 11 October 1881
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 28 October 1916
Age at Embarkation: 35
Marital status: Married
Next of Kin: Wife – Mabel Jane Surfield
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
West Adelaide Football Club involvement: Player number 131 and played one game on 9 May 1903.
Biographical details:
Thomas did his basic training with E Coy Mitcham as a private from 28 October to 13 November 1916. He embarked the A 35 Berrima at Adelaide with the 43rd Battalion on 16 December and disembarked at Devonport, England on 16 February 1917. Upon completion of additional training at Durrington, Thomas was sent from Southampton with the 43rd to France on 9 April. He was admitted to the Aust. Army Field Ambulance and treated for debility on 29 July. Thomas attended Brigade Signal School on 12 March 1918 and rejoined the 43rd on 20 March. He was treated for varicose veins at 5 Casualty Clearing Station on 11 April.
On 16 April Thomas was admitted to hospital at Havre where he was treated for venereal disease, rejoining his unit on 15 June. After being granted leave from 9 January to 19 January 1919, Thomas returned to Australia on the HMAT Nector from Liverpool on 20 May and was discharged on 7 August 1919.
SOURCE: NAA: B2455: Denny W J: Barcode 4736517.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Beverley Stocker
Son of William Thomas Surfield. Husband of Mabel.
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