THOMAS, Raymond William Ross
| Service Number: | S12068 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1940, Glenelg, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13 Field Regiment AMF |
| Born: | Glenelg, South Australia, 11 October 1918 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Glenelg Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 18 November 1982, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jan 1940: | Involvement Gunner, S12068 | |
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| 3 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Glenelg, SA | |
| 3 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S12068, 13 Field Regiment AMF | |
| 25 Dec 1941: | Discharged | |
| 25 Dec 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S12068, 13 Field Regiment AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
One of six siblings (Adrian, Mercia, Ross, Clive, Joan and Gloria) who served in WWII, Gunner Raymond William Ross Thomas (Service No:S12068) served in the ACMF with 13th Field Regiment from 3 Jan 1940 to 25 December 1941 (Occupational Reasons for Discharge).
Ross was born in Glenelg, South Australia in 1918, fourth of seven children of Henry (George) Thomas (b1888 in Woollahra, New South Wales) and Harriet (Rose) Butler (b1891 in Glenelg, South Australia). In 1907 George was Reported as Missing from home, and he and Rose married in 1914 in Glenelg, where they raised their family - six of their seven children served in WWII. George was a Labourer, Distiller and Tomato Grower.
Ross was working as a Dairyman on the family property in Glenelg in 1940 when he enlisted in the ACMF. Following his Discharge in 1941 for Occupational Reasons, Ross returned to Glenelg and work as a Dairyman. In 1966 in Adelaide he married Winifred Grace Mitchell (b1940 in London, England) - Winifred had immigrated with her family in 1952, arriving in Adelaide on board the Strathaven. Ross died in 1982 and Winifred in 1998.
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