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Edwin THOMAS

Regimental number3660
Place of birthThornbury, Gloucestershire, England
SchoolGrammar School, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Woombye PO, Woombye, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Thomas, Salmon Lodge, Oldburgh-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death38
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary A. THOMAS, Salmon Lodge, Aldbury-on-Severn, Bristol, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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