ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

THOMAS, William Renfrey

THOMAS, William Renfrey

Full Name: William Renfrey

THOMAS

Date of Birth: 02

–

1898

Place of birth: Perth WA

Australia

Occupation: Stockman

Address: Jarrahdale WA

Next of Kin: Father – William James Thomas

Next of Kin Address: Jarrahdale WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2485

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 4th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1916-03-08

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1916-05-16

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-06-09

Locations Served:

Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-08-11

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8/03/1916- Completed Medical Examination Jarrahdale WA
8/03/1916- To No. 55 Depot Company Blackboy Hill WA as Private
14/03/1916- To No. 6 Depot Squadron Blackboy Hill
1/04/1916- To 10th Light Horse Regiment 17th Reinforcements
9/06/1916- To Overseas Training Base Egypt ex Australia
17/06/1916- To 3rd Light Horse Reserve Reinforcements Training Regiment in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
10/08/1916- Detached to No. 3 Company Imperial Camel Corps Moascar Egypt
11/11/1916- Joined 3rd Anzac Battalion Imperial Camel Brigade Abbassia Egypt
19/04/1917- Wounded in Action near Gaza ( Gunshot Wound Knee )
19/04/1917- Admitted 14th Australian General Hospital Abbassia Egypt
24/04/1917- Transferred 24th Stationary Hospital Egypt ex 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance ex 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance ex Hospital Train El Arish Egypt
12/05/1917- Transferred Convalescent Depot Abbassia Egypt
23/05/1917- Discharged to Imperial Camel Corps Details Abbassia Egypt ex Wounded
6/06/1917- Rejoined Brigade in the field Egypt ex Base Details
14/11/1917- Detached to Brigade Headquarters in the field Egypt
23/01/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field Egypt ex Detachment
27/02/1918- Admitted 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital Moascar Egypt ( sick )
19/03/1918- Transferred Rest Camp Moascar Egypt
3/04/1918- Joined Anzac Base Depot Company Camel Corps ex Rest Camp Port Said Egypt
25/05/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field Egypt ex Base Depot
16/07/1918- Admitted 76th Casualty Clearing Station in the field Egypt ( sick )
19/07/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field Moascar Egypt ex sickness
31/07/1918- Joined 4th Light Horse Regiment in the field Egypt
11/10/1918- Admitted Hospital Damascus
26/10/1918- Discharged from Hospital then transferred Beirut to Port Said Egypt
28/10/1918- Admitted 14th Australian General Hospital Port Said Egypt ( Pyrexia )
15/03/1919- Embarked Kantara Egypt for Australia per ” Euripides ” ( Malaria )
19/04/1919- Disembarked Australia
11/08/1919- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )

Service Medals Awarded

British War Medal No. 11900

Victory Medal No. 11756