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THOMAS, Christopher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 902 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1916, Newcastle |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, April 1882 |
| Home Town: | Waratah West, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 14 July 1962 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 902, 34th Infantry Battalion, Newcastle | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 902, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 902, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 902, 34th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Neuve Englise, Shell wounds both legs severe, Enemy artillery shelled transport column of 34th at 2am on morning of 1 July - killed Transport Sergeant with 3 others wounded. | |
| 16 Dec 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 902, 34th Infantry Battalion, HT Kanowna, Avonmouth for invaliding to Australia - arriving 16 February 1918. | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 902, 34th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit - amputated left leg at thigh and compound fracture of right leg. |
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