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William George THOMAS

Regimental number21
Date of birth30 March 1885
Place of birthPort Lincoln, South Australia
SchoolWillington Public School, South Australia; Wilmington Public School; University of Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectrical fitter
AddressHyde Park, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ruby Myrtle Thomas, 9 Fashoda Street, Hyde Park, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 December 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentFitter
Unit nameAustralian Ordnance Corps (Inspector Ordnance Machinery Section)
AWM Embarkation Roll number2/12/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 January 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Ordnance Corps
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied in England of pneumonia
FateDied of disease 14 April 1918
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialBrookwood 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 connectionsBrother: 15 Staff Sergeant Ronald Victor THOMAS, Ordnance Corps, returned to Australia, 28 July 1919.
Other detailsWar service: England. Contracted pneumonia; invalided to War Hospital, Eltham, where he died, 14 April 1918

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