Colin THOMSEN MM

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Service Numbers:	725, 724
Enlisted:	16 December 1915, Place of Enlistment, Warwick, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Walgett, New South Wales, Australia, 5 April 1897
Home Town:	Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Atherton, Queensland, Australia, 21 March 1988, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Atherton Rockley Road Cemetery Non Denominational Section, K, Plot 28-1
Memorials:	Goondiwindi War Memorial

16 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 725, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Warwick, Queensland.
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 724, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 724, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
10 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 724, Gunshot Wound to neck.
13 Oct 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, For Bravery in the Field
23 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion
1 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia.

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