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Clarence F THOMAS

Regimental number3140
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolMoreland State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCycle mechanic
Address65 Donald Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Wm. J Thomas, 65 Donald Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the 7th Field Company Engineers, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name5th Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Field Company Engineers
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularName given on RoH circular as Clarence Franklin THOMAS.
FateDied of wounds 5 February 1917
Place of death or woundingDernancourt, France
Age at death23.6
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 24), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William James and Clara A. THOMAS, "Wandsworth", 65 Donald Street, Brunswick, Victoria. Native of Ballarat, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin: Lt W H THOMAS MC

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