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Rupert Clarence THOMAS

Regimental number2433
Place of birthSt Kilda, Victoria
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolSt Kilda State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Wm. E P Thomas, 'St Aubyn', 14 Mary Street,St Kilda, Victoria
Enlistment date20 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 20 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingCerisy, France
Age at death25.6
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
74
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Edward Paul and Louisa THOMAS, 161 Balaclava Road, Caulfield, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: killed in action, 5 July 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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