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LOMAS, Frederick Octavius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2646 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery |
| Born: | Silverwood, Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 13 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Warwick State School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 12 January 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Plot 11, Row H, Grave 14 Headstone inscription reads: Fourth beloved son of G. and C. Lomas his duty done |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warwick War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2646, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Warwick, QLD | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement Driver, 2646, Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked Driver, 2646, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane | |
| 7 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 2646, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Gunshot wound to the right arm and evacuated to England on the 9th August 1917 | |
| 12 Jan 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 2646, 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2646 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-01-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Hugh and Catherine Lomas of Warwick, QLD
10 December 1915 - to hospital with Mumps
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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