Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Thomas, Henry Edwin

Born 30^th December 1896 Railton Tasmania the son of Joseph and Jane Clement Thomas (nee Sloane) a labourer he embarked Melbourne 8^th February 1916 on board “HMAT Warilda” with the 12^th Infantry Battalion

He was killed in action 5^th May 1917 in France and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France.

Last week Reverend R W Thomas Anglican clergyman of Latrobe in the absence of the Reverend B Semmens Methodist minister of Sheffield conveyed the sad news to Mr and Mrs J Thomas that their youngest son Pte Henry Edwin Thomas had been killed in action in France between March 5^th and 8^th. Private “Ted” Thomas entered the trenches last July and was only 20 years old last December. Great sympathy is expressed for the parents. Private Thomas was a favourite with all who knew him.

The Weekly Courier 7^th June 1917

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