Regimental number | 3500 |
Place of birth | Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | East Fremantle & Fremantle Boys' State Schools, Western Australia |
Other training | Claremont Teachers' Training College, Western Australia. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Student |
Address | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Samuel Thomas, corner of Forrest and Edmund Streets, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Albany, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Gained the Primary Certificate of the University of Adelaide, 1910. Entered the Education Department of Western Australia, 1912. Entered Claremont Teachers' training College, 1915; graduated with distinction in 1916 and enlisted in the AIF. Trained at Black Boy Hills camp, 1917, and was then selected to enter Officers' Training School at Claremont, from which he passed out with 2 stripes. (details from mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 21.7 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5928 Pte Albert Jukes THOMAS, 28th Bn, returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |