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Samuel THOMAS

Regimental number351
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolPrivate school, England
Age on arrival in Australia34
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinFather, John Thomas, Ferndale, Priory Road, Kenilworth, England
Previous military serviceServed for 12 years in the 1st Lincolnshire Regiment, British Army: Sudan and India.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularMigrated alone to Australia.
FateKilled in Action 1 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death2 May 1915
Age at death40
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialWalkers Ridge Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 24), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Emmeline Mary THOMAS, 167 Melfort Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, England. Native of London, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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