Difference between revisions of "Thomas Allan Bottrell"
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| − | Entering camp on 29 Nov 1915, Thomas was allocated to the 9th reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion on 16 Dec 1915, travelling with them to Egypt. On 26 Apr 1916 he was transferred to the 48th Battalion. On 12 May 1916 he presented to the 13th Field Ambulance with flat feet and on 18 May 1916 | + | Entering camp on 29 Nov 1915, Thomas was allocated to the 9th reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion on 16 Dec 1915, travelling with them to Egypt. On 26 Apr 1916 he was transferred to the [[48th Battalion]]. On 12 May 1916 he presented to the [[13th Field Ambulance]] with flat feet and on 18 May 1916 it was decided that he should face a Medical Board. On 19 May 1916 he transferred to the [[3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital]] in Cairo to have his flat feet assessed, and the decision was that he was medically unfit, and was to return to Australia. On 13 Jun 1916 he was admitted to the [[1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital]] in Heliopolis remaining in their care until 10 Jul 1916. |
| − | Returned to Melbourne, he was then sent back to Perth by ship as the Transcontinental railway was not completed until October 1917. | + | Returned to Melbourne, he was then sent back to Perth by ship as the Transcontinental railway was not completed until October 1917. Discharged by the 5th Military District on 12 Oct 1916. |
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| − | Discharged by the 5th Military District on 12 Oct 1916. | ||
==Post War== | ==Post War== | ||
Granted a disability pension on discharge, the amount he received was reduced to 10 Shillings ($AUD 1) per fortnight from 8 Nov 1917. | Granted a disability pension on discharge, the amount he received was reduced to 10 Shillings ($AUD 1) per fortnight from 8 Nov 1917. | ||
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| + | Thomas married Violet Higgins in 1926. Violet died on 30 Mar 1960. They lived in Gosnells during the 1920s before moving to 9 Penton street, Victoria Park from 1931 to 1937 and later South Perth in the 1930s. By the 1940s they were living in North Beach, and at 85 Kathleen street, Bassendean in the 1950s until his death in 1963.. | ||
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| + | Thomas enlisted during WW2 in the Citizens Military Forces - W68986 on 29 Mar 1942, and served with the Swanbourne Volunteer Defence Corps - 3rd Battalion (????). | ||
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | 30 Mar 1896 |
| Place of Birth | North Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Death | 23 Oct 1963, aged 66 |
| Place of Death | Bassendean, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 21 years, 10 months |
| Description |
5'7½" (1.m) tall ; 146lbs 66.224 kg ; fair complexion ; brown eyes ; dark brown hair |
| Occupation | labourer |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Address | Gosnells, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Father , Mr Joshua Bottrell |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 3785 |
| Date of Enlistment | 29 Nov 1915 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit/Formation | 28th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement, transferred to 48th Battalion on 25 Apr 1916. |
| Date of Embarkation | 12 Feb 1916 ‒ 11 Mar 1916 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A28 Miltiades |
| Date of Return | 10 Jul 1916 ‒ 9 Aug 1916 |
| Ship Returned On | HMAT A46 Clan McGillivray Suez to Melbourne |
| Fate | Returned to Australia (Medical) |
| Monument |
Gosnells Road Board Honour Roll Gosnells Primary School Honour Roll Gosnells Ward Honour Roll |
| Medals |
British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
War Service
Entering camp on 29 Nov 1915, Thomas was allocated to the 9th reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion on 16 Dec 1915, travelling with them to Egypt. On 26 Apr 1916 he was transferred to the 48th Battalion. On 12 May 1916 he presented to the 13th Field Ambulance with flat feet and on 18 May 1916 it was decided that he should face a Medical Board. On 19 May 1916 he transferred to the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital in Cairo to have his flat feet assessed, and the decision was that he was medically unfit, and was to return to Australia. On 13 Jun 1916 he was admitted to the 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital in Heliopolis remaining in their care until 10 Jul 1916.
Returned to Melbourne, he was then sent back to Perth by ship as the Transcontinental railway was not completed until October 1917. Discharged by the 5th Military District on 12 Oct 1916.
Post War
Granted a disability pension on discharge, the amount he received was reduced to 10 Shillings ($AUD 1) per fortnight from 8 Nov 1917.
Thomas married Violet Higgins in 1926. Violet died on 30 Mar 1960. They lived in Gosnells during the 1920s before moving to 9 Penton street, Victoria Park from 1931 to 1937 and later South Perth in the 1930s. By the 1940s they were living in North Beach, and at 85 Kathleen street, Bassendean in the 1950s until his death in 1963..
Thomas enlisted during WW2 in the Citizens Military Forces - W68986 on 29 Mar 1942, and served with the Swanbourne Volunteer Defence Corps - 3rd Battalion (????).
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