THOMAS, Arthur Stanley
| Service Number: | 1354 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England , 22 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | St. Andrews School, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, England |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Lobar Pneumonia, 21st General Hospital, Wolverhampton, England, 21 October 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tettenhall Regis (St. Michael) Churchyard, Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom Headstone inscription reads: A duty nobly done Rev. J.V. Wilson officiated, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1354, 4th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 30 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1354, 4th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1354, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Helen Thomas of 322 Hordern Road, Wolverhampton, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 21st October…… Arthur Stanley Thomas was born at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England on 22nd July, 1890 to parents John & Helen Thomas (nee Clark).
According to information supplied for the Roll of Honour by Mr John Thomas (father), Arthur Stanley Thomas came to Australia when he was 21 years & 2 months old.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 14th November, 1914 at Blackboy Hill Camp, Western Australia as a 23 year old, single, Clerk. According to information supplied for the Roll of Honour by Mr John Thomas (father) Arthur Stanley Thomas was connected to the town of Northam, Western Australia.
Private Arthur Stanley Thomas, Service number 1354, embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on HMAT Ajana (A31) on 30th December, 1914.
On 12th April, 1915 Private Thomas proceeded to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) at Gallipoli. He was attached to 13th Infantry Battalion at Anzac from 16th July, 1915.
He was admitted to Hospital Ship Guildford Castle at Anzac on 11th August, 1915 with Pyrexia (abnormal elevation of body temperature). Private Thomas was transferred to Hospital Ship Andania on 15th August, 1915 & admitted to St. George’s Hospital at Malta on 21st August, 1915 suffering from Gastritis. He embarked from Malta for England on 8th September, 1915 on Italia.
Private Thomas was admitted to the County of London War Hospital, Epsom, England on 15th September, 1915 to 4th October, 1915 suffering from sunstroke.
According to information supplied for the Roll of Honour by Mr John Thomas (father) – Arthur Stanley Thomas had contracted Malaria & Dysentry while at Gallipoli.
Private Arthur Stanley Thomas died at 6.15 pm on 21st October, 1915 at the 21st General Hospital, Wolverhampton from Lobar Pneumonia, aged 25 years & 3 months.
He was buried in St. Michael’s Churchyard, Tettenhall Regis, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England – South-east part and has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/wolverhampton.html
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