John Joseph THOMAS

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Service Number:	1265
Enlisted:	20 December 1915, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cootamundra, New South Wales, 1892
Home Town:	Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling:	Weston Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 13 July 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

20 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1265, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW
1 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1265, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
1 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1265, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney

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Son of William and Mary Ann Thomas Kline Street, Weston, NSW formerly of 'Hebburn Estate', Weston, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal