Regimental number | 475 |
Place of birth | Homebush, Victoria |
School | Private tutor |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 238 Danks Street, Albert Park, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W H Thomas, 238 Danks Street, Albert Park, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in 6th Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Pozieres 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 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMAS Herbert Richard |