| Regimental number | 2646 |
| Place of birth | Silverwood near Warwick, Queensland |
| School | Warwick State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Address | Calton House, Warwick, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, George Lomas, Albion Street, Warwick, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A22 Rangatira on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Left Australia in 1914 with the first 20,000 men and went to Egypt, later to the landing at Gallipoli and went with the first Australian Division to France from Egypt. Was wounded in August 1917 and invalided to England and returned to his Battery in October 1917. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 32 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave N o. 14), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Catherine LOMAS, Warwick, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 2948 Bombardier Allen Francis GRAYSON, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 7 April 1917; two cousins wounded at Gallipoli at the landing; seven other cousins on active service. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
