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THOMSON, Wilfred Claude Evennett
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 283 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 30 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 16 January 1975, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woongarra Crematorium, Townsville, Qld Chapel Wall, LHS. |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 283, 11th Machine Gun Company, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 283, 11th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 283, 11th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Machine Gun Company, Temporary Corporal | |
| 16 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Machine Gun Company | |
| 21 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Returned to Australia |
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