THOMSON, James
| Service Number: | 986 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paisley, Scotland, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 986, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 986, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 986, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 18 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 986, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 986 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Thomson of 1A Laigh Street, Paisley, Scotland. Brother of John Thomson 58 Clifton Street, Richmond, Victoria
4 April 1915 - to hospital with tonsilitis
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to coming to Australia he was apprenticed to Thomas White & Son, Engineer of Paisley, Scotland from June 1899 to June 1904
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Thomson of 1A Laigh Street, Paisley, Scotland. Brother of John Thomson 58 Clifton Street, Richmond, Victoria
4 April 1915 - to hospital with tonsilitis
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to coming to Australia he was apprenticed to Thomas White & Son, Engineer of Paisley, Scotland from June 1899 to June 1904
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