Thomas Craig (SN 838) born in Ballarat was a 27 year old miner when he enlisted in Adelaide on August 29th 1914. Assigned to the 10th Battalion his unit embarked from Adelaide, aboard the Ascanius on October 20th. In April 1916 he reached France where, on July 25th, he was wounded. He suffered a shrapnel wound to the head but was able to rejoin his battalion in November. During the remainder of the war he avoided battle wounds but trench life caused him problems with dermatitis and scabies. In June 1918 he was recalled to England and assigned to Special Transport Duty on the Matatua as it returned to Australia. He disembarked in Melbourne on August 15th 1918 after three years and 300 days abroad. He was discharged as `medically unfit – tubercular disease left hip’ on December 6th.