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THOMSON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 108 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Rosebery Park, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Merton, Victoria, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Stawell State School |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Engine driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 108, Rosebery Park, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 108, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 108, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 108, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 108, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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