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THOMAS, Alfred Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4647 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal employee |
| Died: | 11 April 1988, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4647, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4647, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4647, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to right thigh sustained in the line post Fromelles. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 21 December 1916. | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 4647, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4647, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4647, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4647, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4647, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4647, 57th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4647, 57th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4647, 57th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 4 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4647, 57th Infantry Battalion, RTA 15 May 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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