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Abraham THOMAS

Regimental number3189
Place of birthMoonta, South Australia
SchoolMoonta Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSurveyor
AddressNorth Yelta PO, Yorke's Peninsula, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Thomas, North Yelta PO, Moonta, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A57 Malakuta on 27 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 October 1917
Age at death26.5
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row D, Grave No. 16), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth THOMAS, North Yelta, South Australia. Native of Moonta, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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