His story
John James Thomas worked as a collier boy.
He was living in Ferndale in 1911.
Son of James and Jemima Thomas, of 23 Albany St., Ferndale (Rhondda), Glam.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/33782. His unit was No. 9 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 20 May 1918, aged 24. He is buried at Janval Cemetery, Dieppe.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Collier Boy
- Residence recorded
- Ferndale
- Family
- Son of James and Jemima Thomas, of 23 Albany St., Ferndale (Rhondda), Glam.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/33782
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 9 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 20 May 1918
- Age
- 24
- Cemetery or memorial
- Janval Cemetery, Dieppe
- Grave reference
- I. M. 6.
Where he worked
- No. 9 Veterinary Hospital
He is recorded with this hospital.
A recorded posting supplies context for his service. Exact duties and presence during a particular incident require their own evidence.
Connected men
- Alfred CHIMPKINAlso recorded with No. 9 Veterinary Hospital
- Aubrey GREGORYAlso recorded with No. 9 Veterinary Hospital
- George Liston MELROSEAlso recorded with No. 9 Veterinary Hospital
- Herbert Kemble NUNNAlso recorded with No. 9 Veterinary Hospital
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 332
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “John James Thomas”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/thomas-john-james-33782/.
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