| Regimental number | 3299 |
| Place of birth | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| School | Primitive Methodist School, Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 2.5" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Thomas, 40 Wynothan Street, Burnley, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Migrated to Australia alone. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Haggate Baptist Chapelyard (Row II, Grave No. 62), Briercliffe, Lancashire, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 149 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs S. THOMAS, 18 Faraday Street, Ightenhill, Burnley, Lancs, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 49th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 29 February 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 13 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916. Promoted Corporal, 6 September 1916. Temporarily attached to Mining Corps, 10 January 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 15 January 1917. Rejoined 49th Bn, in the field, 24 February 1917. Wounded in action, 4 April 1917 (gun shot wound, right arm), and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 6 April 1917; to 7th Convalescent Depot, 7 April 1917; to 11th Convalescent Depot, Buchy, 29 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 17 July 1917. On leave to Paris, 9 February 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 16 February 1918. Wounded in action (second occasion), 25 April 1918 (gassed); admitted to 12th Casualty Clearing Station, 26 April 1918, and thence to Ambulance Train No 42; transferred to 2nd Canadian General Hospital, 27 April 1918; to England, 30 April 1918, and admitted to Exeter War Hospital, 1 May 1918 (mustard gas poisoning: severe). Died of wounds (gas poisoning, broncho-pneumonia), 19 May 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMAS William |
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