Michael Thomas (Tom) WORKMAN

WORKMAN, Michael Thomas

    Service Number: 4327
    Enlisted: 27 September 1915, Enlisted at Holdsworthy, New South Wales, aged 29 years and 11 months. Next of Kin (Mother) Margaret Workman.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, 1886
    Home Town: Kinchela Creek, Kempsey, New South Wales
    Schooling: Summer Island Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Accidentally drowned, Macleay River near Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia, 24 December 1919
    Cemetery: West Kempsey Cemetery, NSW
    Family plot, Roman Catholic section
    Memorials: Smithtown Summer Island Public School Honour Board

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    World War 1 Service

    27 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4327, Enlisted at Holdsworthy, New South Wales, aged 29 years and 11 months. Next of Kin (Mother) Margaret Workman.
    20 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 4327, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
    12 Feb 1916: Transferred 2nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength.
    22 Mar 1916: Embarked 2nd Infantry Battalion, On completion of training in Egypt, embarked from Alexandria, disembarking in Marseilles on 28 March 1916.
    15 Jul 1916: Involvement 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, On command with LTMB, France.
    23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4327, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Battle for Pozières , Supported the 1st Brigade during the assault and defence of Pozières, operating trench mortars in exposed forward positions. LTMB teams provided close‑range fire against German strongpoints and counterattacks throughout one of the heaviest bombardments faced by Australian forces on the Western Front.
    3 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4327, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), The 2nd Bttn took part in the fighting around Bullecourt during the AIF’s attacks against the Hindenburg Line, enduring heavy shelling, counterattacks and severe casualties as it supported repeated efforts to break through the German defences. Conditions were harsh, with exposed positions, limited cover, and intense enemy fire throughout the operation.
    31 Jul 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4327, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, The 2nd Bttn took part in the wider campaign, operating in the Ypres sector through months of heavy shelling, mud and persistent German resistance.
    12 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4327, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Advanced in deep mud under heavy shell and machine‑gun fire. The attack stalled in the bogged ground, resulting in heavy casualties across the brigade.
    26 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4327, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , Operated in appalling mud under heavy shell and machine‑gun fire as the AIF pushed toward the ridge. The battalion endured severe conditions and strong German resistance throughout the final phase of the Ypres campaign.
    24 Dec 1917: Transferred 2nd Infantry Battalion, Transfer from 1st LTMB from 2nd Bttn. Winter operations in the Ypres sector involved manning forward mortar positions in freezing conditions. The battery carried out routine trench duties, harassment fire and defensive tasks while enduring mud, cold and intermittent German shelling.
    4 Feb 1918: Wounded Transferred to hospital sick and onward to hospital in England.
    1 Oct 1918: Involvement 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Rejoined 1st LTMB, France ex hospital.
    13 Dec 1918: Transferred 2nd Infantry Battalion, Transfer from 1st LTMB to 2nd Bttn.
    28 Mar 1919: Embarked 2nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Southampton, England, on the SS "City of Poona", disembarking in Sydney on 16 May 1919.
    9 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4327, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged on demobilisation.

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