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THOMAS, Colin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 283, 2053 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Originally issued with service number 2053 but altered to 283 on the same day |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Mornington, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Somerville, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea (HS Gascon), 13 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial buried at sea Panel 69, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hastings Somerville District Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 283, 2nd Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Originally issued with service number 2053 but altered to 283 on the same day | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Driver, 2053, 2nd Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Driver, 2053, 2nd Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 13 Jul 1915: | Involvement Driver, 283, 2nd Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 283 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-07-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry George Thomas and Janet Thomas nee Todd of Somerville, Victoria. Brother of Geroge Henry Thomas who served with the 1st Australian General Hospital
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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