2398 Thomas Gray STRACHAN

Date of enlistment	6^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	A Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action Hospitalised sick on four occasions Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal Awarded Military Medal Promoted to Sergeant

Summary of Sergeant Strachan’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
22^nd July 1919	Australia	Discharged
30^th May 1919	Australia	Disembarked Castalia
13^th April 1919	England	Returned to Australia on Castalia
2^nd April 1919	England	Marched in to No.3 camp Codford from Sutton Veny
12^th March 1919	England	Admitted to 1^st AGH Sutton Veny hospital – german measles
12^th February 1919	France	Embarked for England and Weymouth from AIBD Le Havre
4^th October 1918	France	Awarded the Military Medal
20^th September 1918	France	Promoted to Sergeant
1^st September 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion from leave
14^th August 1918	France	Proceeded to England on leave
1^st August 1918	France	Promoted to Lance Sergeant
13^th July 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
2^nd July 1918	France	To hospital sick – influenza. Admitted to 6AFA, and then transferred to 47 CCS
12^th June 1918	France	Discharged to Unit
9^th June 1918	France	Wounded in Action – BW thigh. Admitted to 5AFA and transferred to 61 CCS. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 4^th Army RO2278
23^rd May 1918	France	Appointed Lance Sergeant
29^th November 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion from Supernumery List
23^rd November 1917	England	Proceeded overseas to France from Longbridge Deverill via Southampton
3^rd October 1917	France	Marched out to England and 6^th Training Battalion Rollestone
30^th September 1917	France	Placed on Super List having been posted for duty with 6^th Training Battalion
6^th August 1917	France	Promoted to Corporal
28^th May 1917	France	Promoted to Lance Corporal
23^rd January 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
6^th January 1917	France	To hospital sick – trench feet
25^th December 1916	France	Re-joined Battalion
21^st November 1916	France	Marched in to 2ADBD Etaples
11^th November 1916	France	Transferred to 1^st Gen Hospital
9^th November 1916	France	To 36 CCS hospital sick – oedema of feet
30^th July 1916	France	Appointed Lance Corporal
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot