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THOMAS, Herbert William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5190 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 6 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Invermay State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5190, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5190, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5190, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Company |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Herbert was only 18 years of age when he died, his older brothers; Harry David Thomas, was killed in action at Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917 and Lieutenant Charles Edward Thomas MID (twice) returned home.