James Gordon THOMAS

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Service Numbers:	19143, S69612
Enlisted:	14 August 1916, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)
Born:	Statenborough Street, Knightsbridge, South Australia, 24 February 1898
Home Town:	Leabrook, City of Burnside, South Australia
Schooling:	Norwood High School, South Australia
Occupation:	Warehouseman / Salesman
Died:	Illness, Leabrook, South Australia, 13 September 1965, aged 67 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Memorial Location: West-Rose Garden W25/Position 34.
Memorials:	Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour

14 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 19143, 5th Divisional Signal Company, (NAA, Pg-4)
14 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 19143, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Adelaide, SA, Australia
4 Aug 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 19143, 5th Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
4 Aug 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 19143, 5th Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
5 Oct 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 19143, 1 Company Australian Army Service Corps, (NAA, Pg-4) Involved: 05/10/1918, Unit: [Australian Corps Signal Company], 1st Company Australian Army Service Corps; Rank: Sapper. Later Rank: (L/Cpl) Lance Corporal, 19/06/1919; Last Rank: (Sgt) Sergeant, 01/08/1919; (NAA, Pg's-9, 6).
5 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1 Company Australian Army Service Corps, (NAA, Pg-4)
19 Jun 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1 Company Australian Army Service Corps, (NAA, Pg-9)
1 Aug 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1 Company Australian Army Service Corps, (NAA, Pg-6)

1 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Private, S69612, Adelaide, SA, Australia
28 Nov 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), 3rd Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps

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James Gordon THOMAS was born in Knightsbridge, South Australia on 24th February, 1898

His parents were James THOMAS & Alice Jane SELLARS who married in Norwood, SA on 15th March, 1893

He married Lois Gertrude ROWE in the Baptist Church in Adelaide, SA on 1st December, 1922 - 3 children, Kevin, Bob & Janice

He served in both WW1 and WW2