Jack THOMAS

THOMAS, Jack

Service Number: 4096
Enlisted: 27 November 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 25 July 1890
Home Town: Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Plumber
Died: Died of wounds, France, 14 November 1916, aged 26 years
Cemetery: Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys
Plot II, Row F, Grave 3,
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

27 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4096, Adelaide, South Australia
1 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal
25 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4096, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
25 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 4096, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
14 Nov 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4096, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4096 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-14

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Biography

"THE LATE CORPORAL J. THOMAS.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, 210, Gilles-street, have been informed that their son (Corporal Jack Thomas) was killed in action in France on November 14. He enlisted in November, 1915, and left for the front in May, 1916. He served his apprenticeship with Mr. A. Martin, of Hanson-street, and was employed by him for 12 years. He was well liked by all. He was 26 years of age, and was a widower with one child. Two of his brothers are at the front." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 09 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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