Regimental number | 1306 |
Place of birth | Bulgana, Victoria |
School | State School, Salt Creek, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Stawell, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, W G Thomas, Stawell, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/18/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Contalmaison, France |
Age at death | 25.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 141), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Griffith and Ada THOMAS, Stawell, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5145 Charles Victor Firmin THOMAS, 23rd Bn, killed in action, Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium, 4 October 1917. |