Thomas Charles Galvin (SN 847) born in Ballarat, was a 21 year old engine driver when he enlisted in Melbourne on February 3rd 1915. Assigned to the 21st Battalion his unit embarked from Melbourne aboard the Ulysses on May 10th 1915. He spent time in Egypt then, in late March 1916, he moved to France. From this point his time was largely divided between front line trenches and hospital, being wounded on four occasions. He received a severe gunshot wound to his left knee on June 19th 1916 and was evacuated to hospital in England. On October 9th 1917 he suffered a gunshot wound to his right foot and was again evacuated to the hospital. Once more he recovered and returned to the front only to be wounded again on April 7th 1918. On this occasion his unspecified wounds were slight and he remained on duty. October 5th 1918 saw him wounded for the fourth time. He suffered a shrapnel wound to his right buttock. Just three days later he was withdrawn to hospital at Birmingham, the reason being recorded as 'synovitis both knees'. He was finally able to return home on the Demosthenes, disembarking at Melbourne on March 2nd 1919. He was discharged as 'medically unfit – defective vision and dyspnoea (shortness of breath)' on November 1st.