Regimental number | 971 |
Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
School | State School, Prahran, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Iron workers assistant |
Address | 256 High Street, Prahran, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | J Thomas, 256 High Street, Prahran, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Brigade Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A27 Southern on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Killed accidentally at the Newport Railway Crossing, Monmouthshire, Wales. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Williamstown Cemetery, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 49 Charles Herbert THOMAS, 1st Divisional Signal Company, accidentally killed, Newport Railway Crossing, Wales, 26 December 1918; Half-Brother: Alfred Earnest GOODWIN, killed in action, France, 26 October 1916. |