THOMAS, Albert
| Service Number: | 3627 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, Australia , 22 August 1884 |
| Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Government Servant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 March 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens WW1 Plaque, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3627, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3627, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Observer (Adelaide, SA: 1905 - 1931) Saturday 7 April 1917
LATE CPL. ALBERT THOMAS.
KAPUNDA, March 29.—Cpl. Albert Thomas, who enlisted about a year ago, and after five months in camp at Adelaide went to England, has been killed in action in. France. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Thomas, reside at Bethel, near Kapunda. The deceased was a sturdily built man, 26 years of age. He received his promotion on the field. Prior to enlisting he was employed on Government railway construction work, and was well liked by his workmates.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164186444
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