Ralph Farger THOMAS

THOMAS, Ralph Farger

Service Number: 3460
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Not yet discovered
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Customs Officer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 6 April 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

24 Jan 1917: Involvement Private, 3460, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917: Embarked Private, 3460, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Anchises, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 26 and the son of Mrs. Lavinia Lomax Thomas, of 208 Westport Road, Cardiff.

Embarked for overseas war service on 24th January, 1917 aboard HMAT Anchises A68 from Sydney.

He is commemorated on the war memorial in St Edward’s Church, Roath, Glamorganshire, South Wales. The first St Edward's Church in Roath was destroyed by fire in 1919. It was rebuilt as a memorial to those who lay down their lives in the First World War. There are three memorials, First World War, Red Cross and Second World War.

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 26 and the son of Mrs. Lavinia Lomax Thomas, of 208 Westport Road, Cardiff.

Embarked for overseas war service on 24th January, 1917 aboard HMAT Anchises A68 from Sydney.

He is commemorated on the war memorial in St Edward’s Church, Roath, Glamorganshire, South Wales. The first St Edward's Church in Roath was destroyed by fire in 1919. It was rebuilt as a memorial to those who lay down their lives in the First World War. There are three memorials, First World War, Red Cross and Second World War.

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