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THOMAS, Evan
| Service Number: | 19195 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1917, Keswick, West Torrens, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dental Asssistant |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, West Torrens, South Australia | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 19195, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 19195, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 19195, 13th Field Ambulance, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 19195, 4th Division Headquarters, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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19195 Private Evan Thomas, Army Medical Corps, was an 18 year old dental assistant from Parkside, South Australia who enlisted on 28 June 1917. Priot to enlistment he had been a member of the Adelaide Rowing Club whence this inforrmation was sourced.
He embarked for overseas with the Medical Corps General Reinforcements from Melbourne on 28 February 1918 aboard HMAT Nestor. After serving in France with the 13th Field Ambulance and the 4th Division Headquarters, he arrived back in Australia on 7 September 1919.
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