Regimental number | 21 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Port Lincoln, South Australia |
School | Willington Public School, South Australia; Wilmington Public School; University of Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrical fitter |
Address | Hyde Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ruby Myrtle Thomas, 9 Fashoda Street, Hyde Park, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Fitter |
Unit name | Australian Ordnance Corps (Inspector Ordnance Machinery Section) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 2/12/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Ordnance Corps |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died in England of pneumonia |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Militkary Cemetery (Plot XI, Row A, Grave No. 8), Surrey, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 184 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Isaac and Martha THOMAS. Native of Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 15 Staff Sergeant Ronald Victor THOMAS, Ordnance Corps, returned to Australia, 28 July 1919. |
Other details | War service: England. Contracted pneumonia; invalided to War Hospital, Eltham, where he died, 14 April 1918 |