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William THOMAS

Regimental number959
Place of birthEngland
SchoolState School and Private School, Victoria
Age on arrival in Australia4
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
AddressStewart Street, Beaufort
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinUncle, William Thomas, Beaufort, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied as a prisoner of war.
FateDied of wounds 22 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death43
Age at death from cemetery records43
Place of burialDouai Communal Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 27), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
119
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Maggie THOMAS

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