Regimental number | 1422 |
Place of birth | Broome, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Locomotive cleaner |
Address | ... |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Sergt H Thomas, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 703 Pte Frederick THOMAS, 28th Bn, killed in action, 29 July 1916; [986] 2nd Lt Herbert THOMAS, 51st Bn, effective abroad; Cousins: 1077 Pte Horace James THOMAS, 10th Bn, killed in action, 24 July 1916; 1546 Pte Phillip Benjamin THOMAS, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoa', 28 March 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 7 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 6 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMAS Charles |