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THOMAS, David John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6995 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 January 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Narrandera, NSW, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street School |
| Occupation: | Customs Department Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery I D II |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6995, 1st Field Company Engineers, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6995, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6995, 1st Field Company Engineers, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
| 30 May 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 6995, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6995 awm_unit: 3rd Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-05-30 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of David and Catherine THOMAS, Sandy Creek, Barellan, New South Wales
News has been received that David J. Thomas, son of D. Thomas, of Sandy Creek, New South Wales, and nephew of P. M. Thomas, of Tydfil, Douglas-street, Randwick, has bean killed in action in France. David J. Thomas was an old Fort-street School boy, and prior to his enlistment, nearly three years ago, was employed in the Cornmonwealth Customs Department. He, was 23 years of age.