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THOMAS, Bert Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1529 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 November 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 57, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1529, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1529, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1529, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Gill Thomas and Annie Thomas nee Wright of Maryborough, Victoria
Next of kin given as his brother Percy Thomas of 'Majorca', Maryborough, Victoria and William Gill Thomas who died of Pneumonia in Moascar on 9 November 1918 while serving with the 10th Light Horse and is buried in the Ismailia War Cemetery, Row B, Grave 2 and George R. Thomas of 31 Arundel Street, Fremantle, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal