Soldier profiles

Name : STRIKA, THOMAS ANTHONY
Service Number : WX16255
Date of Birth : 29/07/1915
Place of Birth : BOULDER, WA
Known as :
Occupation on Enlistment : LABOURER
Date of Enlistment : 27/08/1941
Locality on Enlistment : KALGOORLIE, WA
Place of Enlistment : CLAREMONT, WA
Next of Kin : STRIKA, DAISY
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : SAPPER
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/6 AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) :
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) :
Theatres of War :
Actions :
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 21/12/1945
Date Died : N/A
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : NO
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. Camps (details) : N/A
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : N/A
Honours and Gallantry : None for display
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : NO
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 6478890 [DIGITISED], Barcode 8333521 [NOT EXAMINED]), WW2 Nominal Roll

Background : Son of Daisy Strika.

Service & personal summary At enlistment : single. Private W10662 28 Infantry Battalion previous military experience (enlisted 14/08/1940 at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia). At discharge : height 5 feet 10 inches, green eyes, medium complexion, fair hair. Marital status : married. Dependent children : 1 under 16 years old and 2 16 years & older. Marks / scars : scar left ankle, scar at knee, XXXX left little finger. Full time war service : A.I.F. 27/08/1941 to 21/12/1945 which included 1578 days active service (906 days within Australia & 442 days overseas). Operational service : New Guinea area (embarked from Australia 25/07/1943, disembarked in Australia 30/03/1944), Borneo area (embarked from Australia 23/05/1945, disembarked in Australia 02/12/1945). War badge no. 162015. Discharge certificate no. 337677.

Service record
27/08/1941 Strength increase. Taken on strength Claremont, West Australia.
02/09/1941 Strength decrease. Transferred to 10 Armoured Regiment.
02/09/1941 Strength increase. Transferred from Western Command General Details Camp.
14/10/1941 Strength decrease. Transferred to No.3 Training Battalion Northam, West Australia.
14/10/1941 Strength increase from 10 Armoured Regiment.
21/10/1941 Granted pre embarkation leave 22/10/1941 to 02/11/1941.
28/11/1941 Transferred to 2/32 Battalion.
28/11/1941 Transferred from 3 Training Battalion.
26/12/1941 Evacuated to 110 Australian General Hospital, Perth, Western Australia.
26/12/1941 Admitted hospital.
26/03/1942 Transferred to Recruit Training Battalion.
26/03/1942 Transferred from 13 Training Battalion.
01/04/1942 Transferred to and marched in Reinforcements 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion.
01/04/1942 Rejoined unit. Marched in ex Dt R. D. (detached to Recruit Depot?) ex 110 Australian General Hospital, Perth, Western Australia.
09/04/1942 Detached Bellevue XXXX.
16/04/1942 Admitted hospital with Pediculosis.
24/04/1942 Rejoined unit. Marched in ex detached.
29/04/1942 Transferred Special Mobile Forces.
29/04/1942 Strength increase. Marched into 44 Battalion Special Mobile Forces.
06/05/1942 Leave 06/05/1942 to 11/05/1942 with pay.
25/08/1942 Strength decrease. Marched out transferred to 3 Australian Corps Reception Company.
04/12/1942 Strength decrease. Marched out transferred to Advance Reinforcement Depot Northam, West Australia.
04/12/1942 Strength increase. Marched in and taken on strength (staff) ex Leave and Transit Depot General Reinforcements.
11/12/1942 Strength decrease. Marched out and transferred to 35 Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
11/12/1942 Strength increase. Marched in from Advance Reinforcement Depots staff.
07/01/1943 Transferred to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion Northam, West Australia.
07/01/1943 Taken on strength ex 35 Infantry Training Battalion.
26/01/1943 Entrained for 3 Military District (Victoria).
03/02/1943 Marched in ex 5 Military District (Western Australia).
14/03/1943 Change of address next of kin.
26/03/1943 Entrained for Queensland.
25/07/1943 Embarked Townsville, Queensland on H.M.T. Duntroon.
28/07/1943 Disembarked Port Moresby, New Guinea.
12/08/1943 Transferred to 2/6 Independent Company (Commando).
13/08/1943 Taken on strength from 2/2 Pioneer Battalion.
20/09/1943 Wounded in action.
21/09/1943 Evacuated to 2/4 Field Ambulance Main Dressing Station with gunshot wound left chest.
23/09/1943 Evacuated from 2/4 Field Ambulance Main Dressing Station to 2/11 Australian General Hospital with gunshot wound left chest.
26/09/1943 Evacuated from 2/11 Australian General Hospital to 2/9 Australian General Hospital.
29/09/1943 Evacuated from 2/9 Australian General Hospital to 113 Australian Convalescent Depot.
13/10/1943 Discharged from 113 Australian Convalescent Depot to New Guinea Details Depot.
17/10/1943 Taken on strength from New Guinea Details Depot.
10/12/1943 Evacuated to 2/4 Field Ambulance Main Dressing Station with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (P.U.O.).
11/12/1943 Evacuated from 2/4 Field Ambulance Main Dressing Station to III Australian Casualty Clearing Station with malaria (benign tertian).
01/01/1944 Evacuated from III Australian Casualty Clearing Station to 2/5 Australian General Hospital.
07/01/1944 Discharged 2/5 Australian General Hospital to New Guinea Details Depot.
10/01/1944 Taken on strength from New Guinea Details Depot.
29/01/1944 Evacuated to 2/1 Australian Convalescent Depot with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (P.U.O.).
12/02/1944 Discharged 2/1 Australian Convalescent Depot to New Guinea Details Depot with malaria (benign tertian).
15/02/1944 Rejoined unit ex New Guinea Details Depot.
08/03/1944 Evacuated from 2/6 Australian Commando Squadron to 2/1 Australian General Hospital with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (P.U.O.).
22/03/1944 Discharged 2/1 Australian General Hospital to New Guinea Details Depot with malaria (benign tertian).
24/03/1944 Taken on strength from New Guinea Details Depot.
28/03/1944 Embarked Port Moresby, New Guinea on S.S. Ormiston.
30/03/1944 Disembarked Townsville, Queensland.
30/05/1944 Admitted 110 Australian General Hospital, Perth, Western Australia with malaria (benign tertian).
02/06/1944 Discharged to 118 Australian General Hospital with malaria (benign tertian).
02/06/1944 Admitted 118 Australian General Hospital with malaria (benign tertian).
12/06/1944 Discharged to General Details Depot West Australia Lines of Communication area.
12/06/1944 Marched in from 118 Australian General Hospital, West Australia.
23/06/1944 Marched out to Leave and Transit Depot, Queensland on marched to unit.
28/06/1944 Forfeited proficiency pay.
29/08/1944 Evacuated to 2/4 Australian General Hospital, Queensland with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (P.U.O.).
05/09/1944 Evacuated from 2/4 Australian General Hospital to 2/9 Australian General Hospital per 2nd ambulance train.
22/09/1944 Transferred from 2/9 Australian General Hospital to 102 Australian Convalescent Depot General Details Depot per 2nd ambulance train with malaria (benign tertian).
22/09/1944 Discharged 2/9 Australian General Hospital to Queensland Lines of Communication area General Details Depot.
08/10/1944 Rejoined unit from Queensland Lines of Communication area General Details Depot.
23/10/1944 Granted proficiency pay.
22/11/1944 Transferred to 2/5 Field Company Royal Australian Engineers.
22/11/1944 Taken on strength from 2/6 Australian Commando Squadron, Queensland.
28/12/1944 Granted proficiency pay.
05/01/1945 Evacuated to 2/2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station with fibroma left foot and transferred to X list.
23/02/1945 Evacuated from 2/2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station to 2/1 Australian Convalescent Depot with fibroma left foot.
20/03/1945 Discharged to 1 Australian Corps Reception Camp.
21/03/1945 Rejoined unit from 1 Australian Corps Reception Camp and struck off X list.
23/05/1945 Embarked Cairns, Queensland on U.S.S. LST-721.
12/06/1945 Disembarked Morotai.
15/06/1945 Proficiency pay withdrawn.
15/06/1945 Trade grouping graded Group II miner.
07/07/1945 Embarked Morotai on U.S.S. LST-397 for service in Borneo.
19/11/1945 Marched out to holding strength Leave and Transit Depot West Australia Lines of Communication area - demob.
19/11/1945 Embarked Balikpapan, Borneo on H.M.S. LST-383.
02/12/1945 Disembarked Brisbane, Queensland.
15/12/1945 Marched into Leave and Transit Depot ex unit for demob, West Australia.
21/12/1945 Discharged.