Frederick William THOMAS

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THOMAS, Frederick William

Service Number:	896
Enlisted:	17 August 1914
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 June 1892
Home Town:	Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Packer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" "Dead buried by night" (refer 6th Battalion War Diary, 10/5/1915) Commemorated Cape Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 896, 6th Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 896, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 896, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Thomas and Mary Jane Thomas nee Jackson.

Husband of Alma Liliam Thomas nee Dicker of 46 Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria. Frederick and Alma married in 1912c

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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