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Joseph Albert THOMAS

Regimental number6356
Place of birthYea, Victoria
SchoolIona State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressWalpeup, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Thomas, Walpeup, Victoria
Enlistment date18 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 11 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death32
Place of burialBorre British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Margaret THOMAS, Walpeup, Victoria. Native of Yea, Victoria.
Family/military connectionsCousin: [1337] 2nd Lt William George PURVIS, 1st Anzac Cyclists' Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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