Gordon Thomas CARPENTER
Personal
Born: 1890
Birthplace: Wadhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Sussex, England(Ref: England & Wales Free BMD Birth Index 1837-1915: District Ticehurst, Vol. 2b, Page 107)
Parents: Thomas Carpenter, born c. 1858 Wadhurst ,
Mail contractor;
Kate Carpenter, born c. 1858 Wadhurst
(1891 England Census)
Battalions
Australian Reserve Park 1, Company 10No 10 Company, Australian Army Service Corps
Events
Enlistment
Regimental Service Number: 2227
Enlistment date: 7 September, 1914 South Melbourne
Age at enlistment: 24 years, 6 months
Address at enlistment: Diggers Rest
Religion: Church of England
Marital Status: Single
Next of kin: Mother: K. Carpenter, 32 Great Elms Road, Bromley, Kent, England
Physical Description: Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Weight: 10 stone 6 pounds
Complexion: Clean
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Brown
Distinctive marks:
Embarkation ship: HMAT A26 Armadale.
Rank: Driver10/11/1916 Acting Sergeant (p. 26 Serv. Rec.)
Return Date: 27 August, 1915
Return Vessel: S.S. Euripedes.
Arrival at Australia: 1 October, 1915.At: Melbourne
Discharge Date: 24 November, 1916
War Service Summary
07/06/1915 admitted to hospital with a hydrocele (slight)
Transferred to Mustapha convalescent depot
10/08/1915 Cairo - admitted to hospital with orchitis
{Orchitis is the inflammation of thetesticles. It can be caused by either bacterial or viral infection. Both testicles may be affected by orchitis at the same time. However, symptoms are restricted to just one testicle in most men. Testicular inflammation of this kind is often associated with the mumps virus.
Hydrocele is an abnormal fluid collection in the scrotum}
24/11/1916 Discharged
11/01/1917 Granted war pension of 31/-
War Service Commemerated
Life After the War
1914 Electoral Roll - Sunbury
09/09/1915 16 Mitchell St., Brunswick
10/11/1916 C/e Miss Sanford 5 Bruce St., Brunswick
Sources
Nominal Roll
Electoral Rolls
Birth