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William THOMAS

Regimental number2492
Place of birthNorth Wales
Age on arrival in Australia41
ReligionCongregational
OccupationLabourer
AddressTrongate Street, Granville, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Next of kinSister, Mrs Maria Evans, Trongate Street, Granville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 14 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 February 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death45
Age at death from cemetery records49
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Ann THOMAS. Native of North Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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