Regimental number | 1077 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Flinders Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Other training | International Correspondence School (School of Mines) |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Brass finisher |
Address | Daly Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Thomas, Daly Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 23.3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. |
Family/military connections | Brother (twin): 1546 Pte Phillip Benjamin THOMAS, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919; Cousin: 703 Pte Fred THOMAS, 28th Bn, killed in action, 28 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |