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THOMSON, Walter Roy
| Service Number: | 598 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yorketown, SA, 9 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | War Related injuries (Gas Poisoning), Myrtle Bank Hospital, Myrtle Bank, SA, 5 July 1925, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Yorketown Pink Lake Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Yorketown Bublacowie Pictorial Honour Roll, Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 598, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 598, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 598, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 598, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alexander THOMSON and Margaret Jane nee JOLLY of Yorketown, SA
Mr. W. R. Thomson, of the firm of Murray and Thompson, died on Sunday, Jnly 5, at the Myrtle Bank Hospital. The late Mr. Thomson was a returned soldier and suffered from gas poisoning. He was 30 years of age and was a son of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Thomson, of Yorketown. He left a widow but no children. Their only child died a few months ago. The remains were brought overland by Mr. G. H. Riddle on Monday. The funeral took place at Pink Lake Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended, including a number of lodge brethren from the Rechabite and R.A.O.B. Lodges.
The Rev. W. G. Clarke conducted the burial service. The lodge services were read by Mr. Clive Lloyd for the Rechabites and Mr. J. O'Leary for the Buffaloes.
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