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THOMAS, Herbert William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 556 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 17 September 1889 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heathmont, Victoria, Australia, 23 March 1971, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 556, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 556, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 556, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW Right Arm | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 556, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 556, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel Wound Upper left arm | |
| 4 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 556, 7th Infantry Battalion, Service on the Wester Front, wounded on several occasions, returned to duty | |
| 15 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 556, 7th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel Wound, right arm (severe) | |
| 17 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 556, 7th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Action, GSW Left hand | |
| 24 Sep 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 556, Embark to Australia |
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