3rd Casualty Clearing Station
Do you know more? You can share your personal stories and photos on the ANZAC Centenary website.
Norman Stanley Thomas MM (SN 14071) born at Ballarat, was a 21 year old type-writer when he enlisted in Ballarat on February 2nd 1916. He trained with the Australian Medical Corps before embarking aboard the Medic on June 5th and sailing to England. In October he crossed to France where he served with the 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station. While he avoided serious illness and injury, in October 1917 he was awarded the Military Medal ‘for bravery in the field’. (No citation could be found.) After the war he returned to Australia as part of the nursing staff aboard the Boorara. He disembarked at Melbourne on August 26th 1919 and was discharged on October 10th.
