Details

Frank William THOMAS

Date of birth	14 June 1891
Place of birth	Maitland, Yorke's Peninsula, South Australia
School	Adelaide High School and University of Adelaide, South Australia
Religion	Methodist
Occupation	Teacher
Address	Adelaide, South Australia
Marital status	Married
Age at embarkation	26
Next of kin	Wife, Mrs L L Thomas, c/o F Stevens and Son, Grenfell Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Enlistment date	1 October 1916
Rank on enlistment	2nd Lieutenant
Unit name	Special Draft, AIF Officers
AWM Embarkation Roll number	34/13/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on 7 March 1918
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Ormonde on 13 March 1918
Rank from Nominal Roll	Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll	43rd Battalion
Promotions	2nd Lieutenant Unit: Unallotted (Aust) Promotion date: 1 October 1916 Lieutenant Unit: INF43 Promotion date: 1 October 1918
Fate	Returned to Australia 23 June 1919
Other details	War service: France. Wounded, Braye, 22 August 1918; invalided to Rouen and No. 3 Wadsworth Hospitals; returned to duty, 11 November 1918. Served in the army of occupation until April 1919.

UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy

Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia

Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600