THOMAS, Charles Albert
| Service Number: | 49 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1914, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Prahran, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Boiler Maker |
| Died: | Train accident, , Newport, Victoria, Australia, Newport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Church of England section M*33*1A, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sapper, 49, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Melbourne | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 49, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 49, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 26 Dec 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 49, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 49 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-12-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Albert THOMAS was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1896
His parents were John THOMAS & Alice GOODWIN
He enlisted in Melbourne on 3rd September, 1914 & embarked with the 2nd Field Company Engineers on the ship Orvieto on 21st October, 1914
He returned to Australia on 23rd October, 1918
Charles died on 26th December, 1918 along with his brother Frederick George in an accident between a car & a goods train at Newport, Victoria - he is buried in the Williamstown General Cemetery in Victoria
His brother Frederick George THOMAS (SN971) also served in WW1
They were buried with full military honours
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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