Regimental number | 4221 |
Place of birth | Station Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Public School, Lismore, Wardell and Ballina, New South Wales |
Other training | Blacksmithing |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | Kerr Street, Ballina, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ethel Grace Thomas, Kerr Street, Ballina, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Place of death or wounding | Franvilliers, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Mont Huon Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row K, Grave No. 10B), Le Treport, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph H. and Ethelyn Grace THOMAS, Moon Street, Ballina, New South Wales. Commemorated in Ballina Cemetery, New South Wales. |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Sapper BOND MM |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Severely wounded, head and eye, Flers, 7 November 1917. Classed C3 for upwards of 18 months, and while so classed volunteered for active service during the 1918 offensives. |