THOMAS, Gwladys Margaret
| Service Numbers: | VFX8377, VFX8377, VX8377, VX8377 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 April 1940, Enlisted at Melbourne. Unit was 4 General Hospital |
| Last Rank: | Matron |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Canterbury, Boroondara - Victoria, Australia, 24 June 1907 |
| Home Town: | Canterbury, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Injuries, Egypt, 1 September 1941, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Row C, Grave 171A Headstone Inscription "WE SHALL GO TO HER, BUT SHE SHALL NOT RETURN TO US", Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Hospital Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens Nurses Plaques, Matron Gwladys M. Thomas Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Matron, VFX8377 | |
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| 30 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, VFX8377, VX8377, Enlisted at Melbourne. Unit was 4 General Hospital | |
| 29 Dec 1940: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, VX8377, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Embarked on HMT Mauretania from Melbourne on 29th December 1940, disembarking Middle East 0n 2nd February 1941. | |
| 12 Feb 1941: |
Transferred
Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), |
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| 31 Aug 1941: | Wounded Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Matron, VX8377, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Head injuries received in a road accident which occured around midnight on the 31 August 1941 near Ismalia, succumbing to her injuries on 1st September 1941. | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, VX8377, General Hospitals - WW2 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Daughter of George Homan and Florence Maud THOMAS of 15 Wilson Street, Canterbury, Melbourne Victoria.
Died of head injuries received in a road accident which occured around midnight on the 31 August 1941 near Ismalia
Medals: Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Thomas, Milton st., Canterbury, have been advised that their daughter, Matron Gwladys Margaret Thomas, had been killed in a road accident in the Middle East on September 1. Matron Thomas, who was 34, was one of the youngest matrons to go abroad. She held a triple certificate, trained at the Alfred and Women s Hospitals and the Infant Welfare Department. At the age of 20 she was appointed matron of the Hamilton Base Hospital a position she held until she enlisted. Matron Thomas sailed last December, and was appointed to a general hospital. Three months ago she was transferred as matron to another general hospital. Matron Thomas, who was an accomplished pianist and singer, had recently organised weekly musical evenings for the entertainment of the nurses at her hospital. She was a devout member of the Methodist Church. Her father, Mr. G. H. Thomas, is chairman, State Executive Committee of the Boy Scouts' Association, and chairman of its Federal council.
Argus (Melbourne), 5 September 1941.
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