ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

MARSH, Thomas Cecil

MARSH, Thomas Cecil

Full Name: Thomas Cecil

MARSH

Date of Birth: 09

–

1887

Place of birth: Greta Newcastle NSW

Australia

Occupation: Coal Miner

Address: Coombe Street Collie WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Maria Pritchard

Next of Kin Address: Coombe Street Collie WA

Religion: Methodist

Service Number: 3518

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-08-08

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1915-11-01

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-11-24

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-07-15

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8/08/1915- To No. 27 Depot Company as Private
23/08/1915- To 1st Depot Battalion Company
27/09/1915- To 16th Battalion 11th Reinforcements
7/03/1916- Joined 16th Battalion in the field Tel-el Kebir Egypt
18/03/1916- Admitted 4th Field Ambulance Serapeum Egypt ( Eczema )
23/03/1916- Discharged to Duty Egypt ex Sickness
10/04/1916- Admitted 4th Field Ambulance Serapeum Egypt ( Eczema )
22/04/1916- Discharged to Duty Egypt ex Sickness
28/04/1916- Admitted 4th Australian Field Ambulance Serapeum Egypt ( Influenza )
1/05/1916- Discharged to Duty Egypt ex Sickness
29/01/1917- Admitted 11th Stationary Hospital Rouen France ( Eczema ) ex 13th Australian Field Ambulance ex 4th Casualty Clearing Station
30/01/1917- Admitted No. 2 Convalescent Depot Rouen France ex 4th Division Medical Dressing Station ex 1/1 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station
26/02/1917- To 55th Infantry Base Depot Rouen France ex Sickness
29/03/1917- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
11/04/1917- Reported Missing in Action France
11/04/1917- Reported Captured & Taken PRISONER  OF  WAR Reincourt France ( Wounded Left Thigh )- Interred Soltau Hanover
9/01/1919- Repatriated PRISONER OF WAR- Arrived England
13/01/1919- Granted Leave England
15/02/1919- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England
20/02/1919- To No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny England
31/03/1919- Embarked Liverpool for Australia per ” Kyber ”
10/05/1919- Disembarked Australia
15/07/1919- Discharged from Service

 

PRISONER  OF  WAR – RED  CROSS  FILES  SUMMARY

 

8/06/1917- London-  Certified by Post Card from man to AIF Headquarters dated 5/05/1917- ” Missing-11/04/1917- Prisoner of War- Interred at Soltau Z3605, Prov  Hannover- Wounded doing well “.

 

26/12/1917- London- Extract from Post Card from Man dated 2/11/1917- ” Prisoner of War- Interred Hameln- I am keeping in fairly good health since I have been here but hope it will not be long before we are all home again “.

 

14/01/1919- London- Certified by List from Headquarters 13/01/1919- ” Repatriated Prisoner of War- Arrived Hull 9/01/1919 “.