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Albert Verran THOMAS

Regimental number393
Place of birthKadina, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Address154 Wakefield Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 8.5"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ellen Franklin Thomas, 154 Wakefield Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceWest Australian Militia 2 1/2 yrs (discharged
Enlistment date3 November 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date17 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Delta', 25 January 1919, disembarked Adelaide, 5 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 17 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 September 1929
Place of burialRenmark Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMAS Albert Verran

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