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THOMAS, William Arthur Worthy
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1499 |
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Enlisted: | 23 January 1917, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company |
Born: | Port Wakefield, South Australia, 19 October 1895 |
Home Town: | Port Wakefield, Wakefield, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman (S.A.R.) |
Died: | Natural causes, Woodville, South Australia, 13 November 1963, aged 68 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 25, Grave 785 |
Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Balaklava Port Wakefield St Albans Church Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1499, Railway Unit (AIF), Adelaide, South Australia | |
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11 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1499, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
11 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1499, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 1499 | |
13 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 1499, 4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company |
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