Regimental number | 5193 |
Place of birth | Flowery Gully, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Douglas Street, Beaconsfield, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Thomas, Douglas Street, Beaconsfield, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth THOMAS |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'A71', 22 July 1917; disembarked HT 'Nestor', Melbourne, 24 September 1917, for onward travel to Hobart; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 27 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 43 |
Place of burial | Beaconsfield Cemetery, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMAS George James |