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Frederick William THOMAS

Regimental number462
Place of birthMaryborough, Victoria
SchoolMordialloc State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
AddressTerra Nova, Randell Street, Mordialloc, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Lewis Alfred Thomas, Terra Nova, Randell Street, Mordialloc, Victoria
Enlistment date9 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWas on the 'Southland' when it was torpedoed.
FateKilled in Action 28 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death24.10
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated ('Pro Deo et Patria') in St Augustine's Anglican Church (stained glass window), Mentone, Victoria.
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 6959 Pte Alfred Louis THOMAS, 23rd Bn, killed in action, Mont St Quentin, France, 28 August 1916; Stanley Chapman THOMAS, returned to Australia.
Other details

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

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