William Frederick Henry THOMAS

THOMAS, William Frederick Henry

    Service Number: 1788
    Enlisted: 23 January 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Bordertown, South Australia, 25 October 1894
    Home Town: Binnum, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia
    Schooling: Public School, Bordertown, South Australia
    Occupation: Fitter
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916, aged 21 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Frances War Memorial, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wolseley War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    23 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1788, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide
    23 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1788, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
    23 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 1788, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William and Louisa Marie (nee Corniga) Thomas of Binnum, SA later of 11 Avenue Road, Frewville, SA; brother of James Thomas, Jane Frances Hensell Thomas, Mona Florence Clara Thomas, John Gordon Reginald Thomas and Ronald George Albert Thomas who was killed in action on 8 October 1917 while serving with the 10th Battalion and has no known grave

    Medal: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victoy Medal

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