George John THOMAS

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THOMAS, George John

Service Number:	591
Enlisted:	24 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Custon, South Australia , 25 August 1893
Home Town:	Custon, Tatiara, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanic , Paker for South Australian Railways
Died:	Killed in Action, Bray, Somme Sector, France, 26 August 1918, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Assevillers New British Cemetery Grave Reference: VIII. G. 1., Assevillers New British Cemetery, Assevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

24 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 591, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 591, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide

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Biography

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA: 1861 - 1954) Tuesday 10 September 1918

PRIV. G. J. THOMAS KILLED.

Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Jane-street, Mount Gambier, was advised yesterday by Col. F. H. Howland, acting for the Ven. Archdeacon Samwell, who is at present in Adelaide, that her son, Priv. George John Thomas, of the 43rd Battalion, had been killed in action on August 28. Priv. Thomas was born at Custon (S.A.) in 1893, and was thus, at his death, 25 years of age. He was working as a packer in the South Australian railway service at Mile-End when he enlisted on February 7, 1916. He was attached to C Company of the 43rd Battalion, and sailed from Australia on June 9 of the same year. After arriving in France he was wounded some 14 months ago, but after being in hospital in England he recovered sufficiently to go back to the trenches. Again last July word was received that he had been gassed, and now, as stated above, the sad information is to hand that he has been killed in action. The deceased was a bright and popular young fellow, and the announcement of his early death will be regretted by a large circle of friends. He visited Mount Gambier only once, and that was for a short period about two or three years ago. Another son of Mrs. Thomas, Lieut. William Henry Thomas, was killed in action on April 11, 1917, and this patriotic mother has yet another son, Private Charles Walter Thomas, with the 48th Battalion of the A.I.F. At present, however, he is ill in hospital in England, but it is hoped he will make an early recovery.

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