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THOMAS, Rupert Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2433 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Kilda State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Shipping clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 12. HE DIED A HERO |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2433, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2433, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2433, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 2433, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2433 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Rupert Clarence Thomas was, according to witnesses in his Red Cross File, killed by a piece of shrapnel during the advance on Morcourt on 8 August 1918.
His older brother, 12626 Pte. Claude Edison Thomas, also of the 14th Battalion AIF, had been killed in action only one month previous, on 5 July 1918, aged 27.
They were the sons of William Edward Paul Thomas and Louisa Thomas, of Caulfield, Victoria.
A third brother, 3634 Private Vere Stanley Thomas 8th Battalion AIF returned safely to Australia during 1919.