Regimental number | 5145 |
Place of birth | Bulgana, Victoria |
School | Salt Creek State School, victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Stawell PO, Stawell, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ada Thomas, Stawell PO, Stawell, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Age at death | 20.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall) (Garter Point Cemetery Memorial No. 24), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Griffith and Ada THOMAS, Stawell, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1306 Gunner Laven Llewlyn THOMAS MM, 22nd Field Artillery Brigade, died of wounds, France, 15 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |