Henry Arthur THOMAS

THOMAS, Henry Arthur

Service Number: 7084
Enlisted: 10 August 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town: Oaklands, Urana, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Died of wounds, Belgium, 1 October 1917
Cemetery: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Daysdale & District WW1 Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

10 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7084, 2nd Infantry Battalion
9 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 7084, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 7084, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Henry only joined his the 2nd Battalion in Belgium on the 25 September 1917. He was mortally wounded six days later on the 1 October 1917 by gunshot wounds to his hands and legs and died the same day in the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station.