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William THOMAS

Regimental number632
Place of birthMoonta, South Australia
ReligionProtestant
OccupationLabourer
AddressEudunda, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 9.25"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Thomas, Mills Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 July 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 July 1919
Discharge date4 January 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 27 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: wounded: gun shot wound, right thigh), Adelaide, 4 January 1918.

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

Death not attributed to War Service.
Date of death19 April 1941
Age at death65
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMAS William

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