Regimental number | 632 |
Place of birth | Moonta, South Australia |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Eudunda, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Height | 5' 9.25" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Thomas, Mills Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 27 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: wounded: gun shot wound, right thigh), Adelaide, 4 January 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death not attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 65 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMAS William |