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THOMAS, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1977 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 8 March 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Heart State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 March 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundalaguah, Montgomery & Mrytlebank Roll of Honour, Sale Baptist Church WWI Honour Roll, Sale Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1977, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1977, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1977, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 14 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1977, 59th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1977 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Beverly Rogers
"Upon the Rev. Godfrey Smith devolved the painful duty of apprising Mr. and Mrs J. W. Thomas of Stratford Road, that their son, Pte. David Thomas, was killed in action in France on March 14th. The sympathy of the community is accorded the bereaved parents. The municipal flag was at halfmast yesterday in honor of Pte. Thomas, another who gave his life for King and Country." - from the Gippsland Times 05 Apr 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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