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Daniel THOMAS

Regimental number545
Place of birthAlbany, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 7.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Truscott, Nangabrook, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 September 1914
Place of enlistmentHelena Vale, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 June 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Ellen TRUSCOTT. Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date18 September 1916
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Itonus', 10 June 1916; disembarked 18 JUly 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 18 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death20 December 1936
Age at death46
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMAS Daniel

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