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Albert Whiteway THOMAS

Regimental number502
Date of birth25 September 1887
Place of birthBlackburn, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 8"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Thomas, Belmont Avenue, Belmont, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 September 1914
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 December 1919
Discharge date27 January 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Taken prisoner of war, France, 11 April 1917,

Repatriated, arrived England, 9 January 1919.

Married Ivy Ethel CURWOOD, spinster, St Laurence Church, Catford, London, 1 February 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Lucie Woerman', 5 December 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 27 January 1920.

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

Also served in World War II: Service No W31617.
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMAS Albert Whiteway

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