Evan Edward THOMAS

Regimental number1971
Place of birthNorth Drummond, Victoria
SchoolState School, North Drummond, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNorth Drummond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Thomas, North Drummond, Victoria
Enlistment date16 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death22.5
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 6), Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jane THOMAS, Allendale Farm, Drummond North, Victoria