5th Reinforcements: 1919/20

22nd-battalion12th Feb 1921: 2347 Pte MacFarlane disembarked at Melbourne.

20th Dec 1920: 2347 Pte MacFarlane returned to Australia on HT ‘Bahia Castillo’, with wife.

4th Aug 1920: 2470 CQMS Faul discharged.

21st Jul 1920: 2347 Pte MacFarlane discharged from AIF in consequence of illegal absence.

20th Jul 1920: 2362 Pte Roberts discharged.

12th Jul 1920: 2483 Cpl West, MM discharged.

20th May 1920: 2470 CQMS Faul disembarked the ‘Wahehe’.

12th May 1920: 2483 Cpl West, MM disembarked the ‘Zealandic’.

30th Apr 1920: 2470 CQMS Faul returned to Australia on the ‘Wahehe’, with wife.

26th Apr 1920: 2423 Pte Thomas discharged.

27th Mar 1920: 2483 Cpl West, MM returned to Australia on the ‘Zealandic’, with wife.

1st Mar 1920: 2419 L-Cpl Skeggs discharged.

26th Feb 1920: 2423 Pte Thomas disembarked the ‘Cape Verde’.

10th Feb 1920: 2475 Cpl Myers (with Pioneers) discharged.

9th Jan 1920: 2394 Pte Stephens, MM discharged.

5th Jan 1920: 2423 Pte Thomas embarked on the ‘Cape Verde’ for return to Australia.

26th Dec 1919: 2335 Pte Hunt, DCM discharged.

10th Dec 1919: 2460 Pte Bain, MM discharged.

27th Nov 1919: 2475 Cpl Myers (with Pioneers) disembarked the ‘Castalia’.

15th Nov 1919: 2483 Cpl West, MM granted indefinite leave.

13th Nov 1919: 2430 Pte Thompson discharged.

10th Nov 1919: 2394 Pte Stephens, MM & wife disembarked the ‘Mahana’ at Melbourne.

25th Oct 1919: 2463 Pte Baker, MM disembarked the ‘Plassy’.

24th Oct 1919: 2369 Pte Simkin discharged.

11th Oct 1919: 2460 Pte Bain, MM disembarked the ‘Main’ at Melbourne; Lieut Archer commission terminated; 2377 Pte Smith discharged.

9th Oct 1919: 2377 Pte Smith disembarked the ‘Ajana’.

8th Oct 1919: 2475 Cpl Myers (with Pioneers) Returned to Australia on the ‘Castalia’.

6th Oct 1919: 2487 Pte Payne discharged.

4th Oct 1919: 2354 Pte Pierce discharged.

25th Sep 1919: 2394 Pte Stephens, MM Returned to Australia on the ‘Mahana’ – otherwise known as the ‘bride boat’ – with wife.

19th Sep 1919: 2461 Pte Lamont discharged.

14th Sep 1919: 2430 Pte Thompson disembarked the ‘Port Lincoln’.

13th Sep 1919: 2383 Pte Smith, 2387 Pte Scriven, 2397 Pte Samways & 2497 Pte Kerr discharged.

8th Sep 1919: 2362 Pte Roberts Returned to Australia on the ‘Varanga’; 2432 Pte Tierney discharged.

5th Sep 1919: 2463 Pte Baker, MM Returned to Australia on the ‘Plassy’.

2nd Sep 1919: 2494 Cpl Clack discharged.

29th Aug 1919: 2487 Pte Payne disembarked the ‘Persic’.

24th Aug 1919: 2369 Pte Simkin discharged.

23rd Aug 1919: 2369 Pte Simkin with wife and 4 children disembarked at Melbourne.

19th Aug 1919: 2394 Pte Stephens, MM granted indefinite leave; 2377 Pte Smith embarked on HMAT ‘Ajana’ for return to Australia, with unexpired portion of sentence remitted; 2374 L-Cpl Schinck discharged.

18th Aug 1919: 2377 Pte Smith discharged from Lewes Detention Barracks for return to Australia; 2335 Pte Hunt, DCM disembarked the ‘Norman’.

15th Aug 1919: 2407 Pte Stevens discharged.

11th Aug 1919: 2483 Cpl West, MM marriage to Martha Matilda West, County Fermanagh.

8th Aug 1919: 2364 Pte Roberts discharged.

4th Aug 1919: Lieut. Turner appointment terminated & 2480 Pte Gall (with 33rd Battalion) discharged.

3rd Aug 1919: 2377 Pte Smith transferred to Lewes Detention Barracks.

2nd Aug 1919: 2380 Cpl Savage discharged.

1st Aug 1919: 2475 Pte Myers (with Pioneers) promoted to Corporal.

31st Jul 1919: 2422 Pte Thomas (with Trench Mortar Battery), 2491 Sgt Garner (with Salvage Corps) & 2493 Sgt Batton, DCM, MM + Bar discharged.

28th Jul 1919: 2347 Pte MacFarlane schedule return to Australia – did not embark, illegal absentee; 2486 Pte Barton discharged.

27th Jul 1919: 2486 Pte Barton disembarked the ‘Port Darwin’.

23rd Jul 1919: 2430 Pte Thompson Returned to Australia on the ‘Port Lincoln’, with wife; 2460 Pte Bain, MM Returned to Australia on the ‘Main’; 2400 Pte Sawyer discharged.

22nd Jul 1919: 2387 Pte Scriven, 2397 Pte Samways & 2497 Pte Kerr disembarked the ‘Rio Negro’ at Melbourne; 2338 Pte Hoobin2398 Sgt Strachan, DCM, MM, 2427 Sgt Topliff + 2373 L-Cpl Smith, 2416 Pte Stevenson, 2466 Pte Cox, 2436 Pte Thirlwell2408 Pte Spicer (with 2nd Pioneers) + 2372 Pte Silver (with 6th Brigade HQ) discharged.

20th Jul 1919: 2393 Cpl Seccull discharged.

15th Jul 1919: 2365 Cpl Richardson (with Brigade HQ), 2405 Pte Snowden, 2412 L-Cpl Smith, 2414 L-Cpl Sharples, 2439 Cpl Trompf, 2471 Pte Gordon, 2482 Pte Farrington, MM & 2485 Pte Barr discharged.

14th Jul 1919: 2352 L-Cpl Ponton discharged.

13th Jul 1919: 2487 Pte Payne Returned to Australia on the ‘Persic’.

4th Jul 1919: 2362 Pte Roberts marched in to No.1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny; 2335 Pte Hunt, DCM Returned to Australia on the ‘Norman’; 2461 Pte Lamont disembarked the ‘Yperinga’ at Melbourne.

3rd Jul 1919: 2463 Pte Baker, MM discharged from hospital; 2369 Pte Simkin Returned to Australia on the ‘Zealandic’, with wife and 4 children.

2nd Jul 1919: 2382 Pte Smith disembarked the ‘Nestor’ at Melbourne.

29th Jun 1919: 2454 Pte White (with Trench Mortar School) discharged.

27th Jun 1919: 2374 L-Cpl Schinck2494 Cpl Clack disembarked the ‘Borda’ at Melbourne; 2481 Pte Fenwick discharged.

26th Jun 1919: 2347 Pte MacFarlane marched out to Command Depot Sutton Veny.

23rd Jun 1919: 2407 Pte Stevens disembarked the ‘Devanah’ at Melbourne.

22nd Jun 1919: 2455 Sgt Ware discharged.

21st Jun 1919: 2470 CQMS Faul marriage to Eva Florence Butler, Frome Somerset.

george-greg-minnie-stephens.jpg14th Jun 1919: 2394 Pte Stephens, MM married Minnie Taylor at St. Stephen’s Church, East Twickenham. [Photograph of George and Minnie with yours truly, the ‘Following the Twenty-Second’ project author in 1959]

12th Jun 1919: 2486 Pte Barton Returned to Australia on the ‘Port Darwin’; Lieut. Turner & 2480 Pte Gall (with 33rd Battalion) disembarked the ‘Karagola’.

10th Jun 1919: 2380 Cpl Savage disembarked the ‘Runic’.

8th Jun 1919: 2422 Pte Thomas (with Trench Mortar Battery), 2491 Sgt Garner (with Salvage Corps) & 2493 Sgt Batton, DCM, MM + Bar disembarked the ‘Sardinia’.

5th Jun 1919: 2502 Pte Sharples (with 57th Battalion) discharged.

31st May 1919: 2400 Pte Sawyer disembarked the ‘Medic’.

Castalia menu card30th May 1919: 2338 Pte Hoobin2354 Pte Pierce2364 Pte Roberts, 2383 Pte Smith, 2398 Sgt Strachan, DCM, MM, 2427 Sgt Topliff + 2373 L-Cpl Smith, 2416 Pte Stevenson, 2466 Pte Cox, 2436 Pte Thirlwell2408 Pte Spicer (with 2nd Pioneers) + 2432 Pte Tierney2372 Pte Silver (both with 6th Brigade HQ) disembarked the SS ‘Castalia’ at Melbourne.

29th May 1919: 2377 Pte Smith disembarked Folkestone from No.5 Military Prison France and transferred to Northampton Military Prison; 2387 Pte Scriven, 2397 Pte Samways & 2497 Pte Kerr returned to Australia via Devonport on the ‘Rio Negro’. Meanwhile on the SS ‘Castalia’ the returning men that had departed England on the 13th April enjoyed their last dinner together before disembarking the next day at Melbourne [above menu card courtesy of Jennie Marshall and the Lieut. Harricks, MC, collection]

27th May 1919: 2487 Pte Payne disembarked Southampton from Le Havre for return to Australia; 2463 Pte Baker, MM admitted to Parkhouse General Hospital with pleurisy and later jaundice.

26th May 1919: 2438 Sgt Tripp, MM discharged.

22nd May 1919: 2365 Cpl Richardson (with Brigade HQ), 2405 Pte Snowden, 2412 L-Cpl Smith, 2414 L-Cpl Sharples, 2439 Cpl Trompf, 2471 Pte Gordon, 2482 Pte Farrington, MM & 2485 Pte Barr disembarked the SS ‘Trazos Mentos’ at Melbourne.

21st May 1919: 2352 L-Cpl Ponton disembarked the Khyber at Melbourne.

20th May 1919: 2382 Pte Smith Returned to Australia on the ‘Nestor’ from Liverpool.

19th May 1919: 2464 Pte Bolger died of influenza, Caulfield Military Hospital, Melbourne.

16th May 1919: 2432 Pte Tierney (at sea on the ‘Castalia’) to hospital sick – bursitis.

15th May 1919: 2394 Pte Stephens, MM marched in to No.1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny; 2461 Pte Lamont & 2418 Pte Skeehan (with 2nd Pioneers) Return to Australia on the ‘Ypiringa’.

14th May 1919: 2487 Pte Payne Absent without Leave from parade [Corps Commanders parade, Charleroi], awarded 2 days Field Punishment #2.

11th May 1919: 2374 L-Cpl Schinck2494 Cpl Clack Returned to Australia on the ‘Borda’.

8th May 1919: 2407 Pte Stevens Returned to Australia on the ‘Devanah’

3rd May 1919: 2486 Pte Barton admitted to HMP Portland; Lieut Archer Returned to Australia on the ‘Leicestershire’ departing from Weymouth.

2nd May 1919: 2362 Pte Roberts Absent Without Leave – forfeiture of 24 days pay.

30th Apr 1919: Lieut. Turner & 2480 Pte Gall (with 33rd Battalion) Returned to Australia on the ‘Karagola’; 2455 Sgt Ware disembarked the ‘Kashmir’.

27th Apr 1919: 2380 Cpl Savage embarked from England on the ‘Runic’ for return to Australia.

26th Apr 1919: 2423 Pte Thomas discharged to Parkhouse.

25th Apr 1919: 2347 Pte MacFarlane remainder of sentence remitted, marched in to Command Depot Weymouth.

24th Apr 1919: 2396 Sgt Swift, MM discharged – medically unfit.

23rd Apr 1919: 2418 Pte Skeehan (with 2nd Pioneers) discharged from hospital to Parkhouse; 2460 Pte Bain, MM, marriage to Jessie Renton Welsh from Edinburgh.

21st Apr 1919: 2335 Pte Hunt, DCM discharged from hospital; 2413 Pte Sullivan & 2443 Sgt Veel Discharged – medically unfit.

19th Apr 1919: 2382 Pte Smith unexpired portion of sentence remitted and discharged from Lewes Detention Block to No.1 Command Depot Sutton Veny; 2422 Pte Thomas (with Trench Mortar Battery), 2491 Sgt Garner (with Salvage Corps) & 2493 Sgt Batton, DCM, MM + Bar Return to Australia on the HMAT ‘Sardinia’ from Devonport.

16th Apr 1919: 2493 Sgt Batton, DCM, MM + Bar discharged from hospital and marched in to No.3 Group Codford.

castalia_46313th Apr 1919: 2338 Pte Hoobin2354 Pte Pierce2364 Pte Roberts, 2383 Pte Smith, 2398 Sgt Strachan, DCM, MM, 2427 Sgt Topliff + 2373 L-Cpl Smith, 2416 Pte Stevenson, 2466 Pte Cox, 2436 Pte Thirlwell 2408 Pte Spicer (with 2nd Pioneers) + 2432 Pte Tierney 2372 Pte Silver (both with 6th Brigade HQ) Return to Australia on the SS ‘Castalia’ (picture right) from Devonport, England.

12th Apr 1919: 2397 Pte Samways disembarked Southampton and marched in to Codford; 2460 Pte Bain, MM, disembarked Southampton and marched in to No.1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny.

11th Apr 1919: 2387 Pte Scriven & 2497 Pte Kerr marched out to England and to No.1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny; 2422 Pte Thomas (with Trench Mortar Battery) marched in to No.2 Group Sutton Veny from 1st Training Depot; 2493 Sgt Batton, DCM, MM + Bar admitted No.1ADH, Sutton Veny; 2487 Pte Payne rejoined the Battalion.

10th Apr 1919: 2400 Pte Sawyer Returned to Australia from England as invalid on the ‘Medic’.

8th Apr 1919: 2416 Pte Stevenson (with 2nd Pioneers) discharged to Training Depot; 2365 Cpl Richardson (with Brigade HQ), 2405 Pte Snowden, 2412 L-Cpl Smith, 2414 L-Cpl Sharples, 2439 Cpl Trompf, 2471 Pte Gordon, 2482 Pte Farrington, MM & 2485 Pte Barr all Return to Australia on the SS ’Trazos Montes’.

7th Apr 1919: 2487 Pte Payne remainder of sentence remitted upon release from prison.

5th Apr 1919: 2393 Cpl Seccull Returned to Australia on the ‘Warwickshire’.

4th Apr 1919: Lieut. Turner disembarked from Le Havre and proceeded to Sutton Veny; 2422 Pte Thomas (with Trench Mortar Battery) discharged to Training Depot, Codford.

3rd Apr 1919: 2374 L-Cpl Schinck & 2494 Cpl Clack en-route from Le Havre to Southampton and then to No.3 Training Group Codford in preparation for return to Australia; 2438 Sgt Tripp, MM disembarked ‘Ascanius’ at Melbourne.

2nd Apr 1919: 2398 Sgt Strachan, DCM, MM discharged from hospital and marched in to No.3 camp Codford from Sutton Veny.

1st Apr 1919: 2335 Pte Hunt, DCM to hospital sick.

31st Mar 1919: 2400 Pte Sawyer in 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital Dartford; 2352 L-Cpl Ponton embarked on the ‘Khyber’ Returning to Australia.

27th Mar 1919: Lieut. Turner to Base Depot.

26th Mar 1919: 2347 Pte MacFarlane transferred from Lewes Detention Centre to HM Prison Dorchester; 2385 Pte Simons discharged.

25th Mar 1919: 2494 Cpl Clack marched out to AIBD Le Havre for return to Australia

24th Mar 1919: 2354 Pte Pierce discharged from hospital; 2399 L-Cpl Sutherland discharged – medically unfit.

23rd Mar 1919: 2405 Pte Snowden Absent Without Leave at Hurdcott for 4 days. Forfeiture of 9 days pay; 2423 Pte Thomas transferred to 1 ADH Bulford Hospital; 2481 Pte Fenwick disembarked the ‘Ceramic’ at Melbourne.

21st Mar 1919: 2416 Pte Stevenson (with 2nd Pioneers) to Sutton Veny 1AGH – influenza; 2454 Pte White (with Trench Mortar School) Returned to Australia on ‘Kildonian Castle’ from Devonport.

20th Mar 1919: 2377 Pte Smith District Court Marital – Absent Without Leave – sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with hard labour.

19th Mar 1919: 2491 Sgt Garner (with Salvage Corps) marched out to 2nd Training Brigade Codford.

12th Mar 1919: 2398 Sgt Strachan, DCM, MMadmitted to 1st AGH Sutton Veny hospital – german measles.

10th Mar 1919: 2418 Pte Skeehan (with 2nd Pioneers) admitted to 1st ADH Bulford; 2502 Pte Sharples (with 57th Battalion) disembarked ‘Ulysses’ at Melbourne.

9th Mar 1919: 2455 Sgt Ware Return to Australia on the ‘Kashmir’.

6th Mar 1919: 2423 Pte Thomas sick to 1AGH Sutton Veny – measles.

4th Mar 1919: 2461 Pte Lamont discharged from hospital and to duty.

1st Mar 1919: 2422 Pte Thomas (with Trench Mortar Battery) to 1st Australian General Hospital Sutton Veny sick – influenza; 2480 Pte Gall (with 33rd Battalion) disembarked Weymouth for return to Australia.

27th Feb 1919: 2482 Pte Farrington, MM, Absent Without Leave for 10 days. Awarded 7 days Close Confinement and forfeiture of 20 days pay; 2413 Pte Sullivan disembarked the ‘Orsova’.

25th Feb 1919: 2347 Pte MacFarlane embarked for England and admitted to Lewes Detention Barracks.

24th Feb 1919: 2402 L-Cpl Smyth discharged – medically unfit.

23rd Feb 1919: 2354 Pte Pierce admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital Bulford suffering from abrasion; 2461 Pte Lamont admitted to Group Clearing Hospital Sutton Veny – sick angina

22nd Feb 1919: 2454 Pte White (with Trench Mortar School) & 2491 Sgt Garner (with Salvage Corps) disembarked Weymouth from France.

17th Feb 1919: 2362 Pte Roberts released from detention to Bulford; 2480 Pte Gall (with 33rd Battalion) marched out to AIBD, Le Havre.

16th Feb 1919: 2400 Pte Sawyer (with Machine Gun Company) admitted to Gravesend hospital with influenza while on leave from Hurdcott.

13th Feb 1919: 2373 L-Cpl Smith, 2416 Pte Stevenson, 2418 Pte Skeehan2466 Pte Cox, 2475 Pte Myers  & 2408 Pte Spicer (all with 2nd Pioneers), 2432 Pte Tierney 2372 Pte Silver (both with 6th Brigade HQ), 2338 Pte Hoobin, 2354 Pte Pierce2364 Pte Roberts, 2380 Cpl Savage, 2383 Pte Smith2394 Pte Stephens, MM, 2398 Sgt Strachan, DCM, MM, 2423 Pte Thomas, 2427 Sgt Topliff & 2493 Sgt Batton, DCM, MM + Bar disembarked Weymouth for return to Australia and marched in to 2nd Training Brigade, No.4 Command Depot, Codford.

12th Feb 1919: 2373 L-Cpl Smith, 2416 Pte Stevenson, 2418 Pte Skeehan, 2466 Pte Cox, 2475 Pte Myers  & 2408 Pte Spicer (all with 2nd Pioneers), 2432 Pte Tierney2372 Pte Silver (both with 6th Brigade HQ), 2338 Pte Hoobin2354 Pte Pierce, 2364 Pte Roberts2380 Cpl Savage, 2383 Pte Smith2394 Pte Stephens, MM, & 2398 Sgt Strachan, DCM, MM, 2423 Pte Thomas, 2427 Sgt Topliff, 2493 Sgt Batton, DCM, MM + Bar embarked for England and Weymouth from AIBD Le Havre; 2422 Pte Thomas marched in to 1st Training Brigade from France.

11th Feb 1919: 2430 Pte Thompson Absent Without Leave – forfeiture of 3 days pay.

9th Feb 1919: 2438 Sgt Tripp, MM, Returned to Australia on the ‘Ascanius’.

8th Feb 1919: 2397 Pte Samways transferred to 2nd Australian MT Company as Driver.

5th Feb 1919: 2491 Sgt Garner marched out to AIBD Le Havre for return to Australia.

4th Feb 1919: 2494 Cpl Clack Field General Court Martial: Drunkenness while on active field service. Fined £1.

6th quota3rd Feb 1919: 2338 Pte Hoobin (centre row, 2nd from right), 2354 Pte Pierce2364 Pte Roberts (centre row, 3rd from right), 2380 Cpl Savage (front row, far right), 2383 Pte Smith2394 Pte Stephens, MM, (back row, 3rd from right), 2398 Sgt Strachan, DCM, MM, (front row, 5th from right), 2422 Pte Thomas2423 Pte Thomas2427 Sgt Topliff (front row, 2nd from left), & 2493 Sgt Batton, DCM, MM + Bar (front row, 3rd from right) marched out to AIBD, Le Havre with the 6th Quota for Return to Australia. [Photograph of the 22nd Battalion 6th Quota courtesy of Jennie Marshall and the Lieut Harricks, MC, collection (front row, centre)]

2nd Feb 1919: 2373 L-Cpl Smith, 2416 Pte Stevenson, 2418 Pte Skeehan, 2466 Pte Cox, 2475 Pte Myers2408 Pte Spicer (all with 2nd Pioneers) marched out to AIBD Le Havre for England and return to Australia.

1st Feb 1919: 2385 Pte Simons & 2419 L-Cpl Skeggs disembarked the ‘Nestor’ at Melbourne.

31st Jan 1919: 2387 Pte Scriven discharged to AIBD, Le Havre; 2400 Pte Sawyer (with Machine Gun Company) transferred to England.

30th Jan 1919: 2430 Pte Thompson discharged to duty; 2335 Pte Hunt, DCM, 2405 Pte Snowden, 2471 Pte Gordon, 2439 Cpl Trompf, 2482 Pte Farrington, MM & 2414 L-Cpl Sharples marched in to Training Brigade Command Depot No.4, Codford;  2485 Pte Barr disembarked Weymouth and marched in to No.3 Command Depot, Hurdcott; 2399 L-Cpl Sutherland disembarked the ‘Orontes’ at Melbourne.

29th Jan 1919: 2393 Cpl Seccull2405 Pte Snowden, 2471 Pte Gordon, 2482 Pte Farrington, MM & 2414 L-Cpl Sharples marched out to England, disembarking at Weymouth; 2485 Pte Barr marched out to England.

28th Jan 1919: 2427 Sgt Topliff returned from leave.

25th Jan 1919: 2405 Pte Snowden, 2471 Pte Gordon, 2482 Pte Farrington, MM & 2414 L-Cpl Sharples transferred to AIF HQ; 2481 Pte Fenwick Returned to Australia on the ‘Ceramic’.

24th Jan 1919: 2365 Cpl Richardson (with Brigade HQ) transfer to England for return to Australia; 2380 Cpl Savage re-joined from leave.

22nd Jan 1919: 2374 Pte Schinck appointed Lance Corporal.

18th Jan 1919: 2365 Cpl Richardson (with Brigade HQ) Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders; 2483 Cpl West, MM, transferred to Administration HQ (Demob section) London from leave; 2502 Pte Sharples (with 57th Battalion) Return to Australia on ‘Ulysses’.

17th Jan 1919: 2427 Sgt Topliff proceeded on French leave.

16th Jan 1919: 2463 Pte Baker, MM embarked for England on ‘Grantully Castle’; 2396 Sgt Swift, MM Returned to Australia on ‘Demosthenes’.

15th January 1919: 2369 Pte Simkin marched in to Codford.

14th January 1919: 2443 Sgt Veel Returned to Australia on ‘City of York’.

9th January 1919: 2380 Cpl Savage proceeded on French leave.

8th January 1919: 2413 Pte Sullivan Returned to Australia on the ‘Orsova’.

4th January 1919: 2364 Pte Roberts re-joined the Unit.

1st January 1919: 2451 Pte Walton discharged, medically unfit.

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