Regimental number | 6341 |
Place of birth | Pinjarrah, Western Australia |
School | Fremantle State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Timber worker |
Address | Mornington Mills, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 166 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ella Thomas, 17 Padbury Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Final rank incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as Private. |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row AA, Grave No. 13A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 81 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Charles and Emily THOMAS, Ascot Street, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMAS Ernest Charles |