Regimental number | 6959 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Mordialloc State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Mordialloc, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, L A Thomas, Randle Street, Mordialloc, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 28.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Assevillers New British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row C, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated ('Pro Deo et Patria') in St Augustine's Anglican Church (stained glass window), Mentone, Victoria. Parents: Louis Alfred and Louisa Jemima THOMAS, Randall Street, Mordialloc, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 462 Pte Frederick William THOMAS, 23rd Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 28 July 1916; Stanley Chapman HMAS, returned to Australia. |