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THOMAS, Robert Ernest
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4244 |
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Enlisted: | 25 October 1915, Enlisted at Sydney |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1895 |
Home Town: | Camperdown, Inner West, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 May 1918 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4244, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4244, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4244, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
20 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, At Forvant, England | |
13 May 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4244, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4244 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-13 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 'Fairview' Morphett Street, Camperdown, NSW
Nex of kin was his brother William James Thomas of Araluen Catherine Street, Leichhardt, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal