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Herbert Richard THOMAS

Regimental number475
Place of birthHomebush, Victoria
SchoolPrivate tutor
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
Address238 Danks Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 8.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinFather, W H Thomas, 238 Danks Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in 6th Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date9 February 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name22nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 9), Ovillers-La Boiselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
97
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Dorothy Bulman THOMAS
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMAS Herbert Richard

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