Participant Info

Given Name

John Thomas

Family Name

Shields

Service Number

3626

Place of Birth

Ballarat VIC

Occupation

Labourer

Place of Enlistment

Melbourne VIC

Next of Kin

Address on Enlistment

Snake Valley, via Ballarat, Victoria

Unit on Embarkation

24th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement

Age at Embarkation

22

Embarkation Vessel

HMAT A19 Afric, Melbourne VIC on 5 January 1916

Rank on Enlistment

Private

Unit at Discharge

Rank at Death/Discharge

Private

Date of Return

17/12/1918

Place of death or wounding

Date of Death

Fate

RTA

Place of burial/memorial

EDITING: ITEMS CHANGED/NOTES

initial enlistment at Orbost delete?

Link to record

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