Regimental number | 9 |
Place of birth | Maryborough, Queensland |
School | Albert State School; Maryborough Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Civil engineer |
Address | Hydraulic Engineers Office, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, G Thom, 'Joydene', Lennox Street, Maryborough, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Headquarters, Section 1, Section 2 and Section 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 5), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Elizabeth THOM. Native of Maryborough, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1206 Sergeant Richard Vernon THOM, 7th Light Horse, returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |