THOMAS, George Frederick
| Service Number: | 462 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Canton, Cardiff, Wales, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lansdowne Road School, Cardiff, Wales |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 462, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 462, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 462, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 25 years
Address at the time of enlistment was Carmen Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
Son of Alfred Daniel Thomas of 318 Koch Street, Pretoria, South Africa. Brother of May Thomas, Alfred D. Thomas, R. Thomas and W. Thomas who served with the British Army
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served with the Transvaal Light Horse Regiment
Other details from the Roll of Honour Circular:-
He was a well known athlete in Wales; used the name W. Williams as a professional footballer and runner. Played for the Cape, South Africa, Rugby Football Club. Migrated from the Cape about 1909