REINEKER , Thomas James
| Service Number: | 1818 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1818, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1818, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1818, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 4 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, Left for Australia for medical reasons | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1818, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged from 1st AIF on medical grounds due to contracting Pyrexia and Rheumatism |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter O'Connell
PTE Reineker enlisted in the AIF as an infantryman on 12 Jan 1915. After undergoing recruit and predeployment training he subsequently arrived on the Gallipoli Peninsula on the 27 May 1915 and remained there throughout the campaign. Whilst at Gallipoli he contracted " Pyrexia" due to the conditions that he and others were serving under. It ultimetley weakened him sufficiently enough that he was hospitalised toward the end of 1915 in the Army field hospital on Gallipoli. Due to the severity of his condition, he was returned to Australia arriving in March 1916 where he was admitted to hospital. After spending 3 months in hospital he was subsequently discharged from the AIF in Jul 1916.
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