THOMAS, Ronald George Albert
| Service Numbers: | 5763, R/5763 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bordertown, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Binnum, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Celtic Wood, Belgium, 9 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Frances War Memorial, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5763, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5763, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, R/5763, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: R/5763 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Private R. G. A. THOMAS, second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas, of Binnum, was killed in action on October 8. . He was the brother of the late Private W. F. H. Thomas. He was educated at the Bordertown, Coonalpyn, and Frances public schools. He sailed for England on June 24, 1916, and embarked for France on September 15. After being in the trenches for a few weeks he was sent to a rest camp with trench feet. He again went into the trenches, and after serving for some time was sent to a hospital in England suffering from trench feet for the second time. He had returned to the front a few months when he made the supreme sacrifice. He was 20 years of age. This is the second son Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have lost in the war within 14 months.
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