Berkeley Thomas
Name Berkeley Thomas
Number Private 1781
Battalion 58th Battalion
Place of Birth Melbourne
Next of Kin His sister Alice Thomas of Hamilton
Date and place of enlistment Melbourne 28/1/1916
Physical details on enlistment Age 23 years and 3 months,
5’5”, 138 pounds, blue eyes and brown hair
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Labourer
Date and place of death
17/6/18 he was wounded in the head while in action. 19/6/18 he died of his wounds
Location of grave or memorial
He was buried in Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie France
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He was associated with Foster and Mardan
Military History
- 10/5/16 He enlisted in Melbourne
- 4/4/16 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Euripides
- 8/5/16 He disembarked Alexandria
- 13/6/16 He embarked Alexandria on the Aragon
- 16/8/16 He was seriously ill with severe heat stroke
- 23/6/16 He disembarked Weymouth
- 2/8/16 He was in hospital at Larkhill
- 4/9/16 He joined his unit in England
- 10/9/16 He was admitted to hospital at Fargo
- 24/1/17 He went to France from Folkstone
- 25/1/17 He was in Etaples
- 7/4/17 He went to hospital in the field
- 9/4/17 He was suffering from pleurisy
- 10/4/17 He went to hospital in Rouen with bronchitis
- 2/5/17 He was discharged to duty Rouen
- 15/6/17 He rejoined his unit
- 25/9/17 He was wounded in action
- 27/9/17 He was in hospital in Rouen
- 8/10/17 He returned to England and was in hospital and had leave.
- 3/3/18 He returned to France
- 11/3/17 He rejoined his unit
- 17/6/18 He was wounded in action
- 19/6/18 He died of a serious head wound
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