Regimental number | 703 |
Place of birth | Broome, Western Australia |
School | Highgate Hill State School, Perth, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Geraldton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Herbert Thomas, Police Sergeant, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted on his 18th birthday. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 19.4 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1422 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Charles THOMAS, 1st Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919; [986] 2nd Lt Herbert THOMAS, 51st Bn, effective abroad; Cousins: 1077 Pte Horace James THOMAS, 10th Bn, killed in action, 24 July 1916; 1546 Pte Phillip Benjamin THOMAS, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |