Harold Victor THOMAS

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Service Number:	5229
Enlisted:	8 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Waratah, Tasmania, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Waratah Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 February 1917
Cemetery:	Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers Plot 1, Row B. Grave 5 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved son of Mr. & Mrs. of Footscray
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

8 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5229, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
14 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5229, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5229, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne

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Son of John Thomas and Clara Martha Thomas of 9 Centre Street, Footscray, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the Senior Cadets and for a brief period the Citizen Military Forces