Robert THOMSON

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Service Number:	962
Enlisted:	7 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh, Shetland, Scotland, 11 September 1889
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Cunningsburgh Public School, Shetland, Scotland
Occupation:	Shipwright
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cunningsburgh War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

7 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 962, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 962, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 962, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
7 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 962, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 962, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 962, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 962, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 962, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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