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THOMSON, James John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 206 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Newcastle |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Joadja Creek, (Berrima) New South Wales, Australia, 27 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | West Wallsend, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), West Wallsend Methodist Church Roll of Honour, West Wallsend Presbyterian Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 206, 34th Infantry Battalion, Newcastle | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 206, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 206, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 12 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 206, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 206 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
Personal Stories
Great great uncle
He and his brother were killed in the same explosion While serving with the 34th AIF
Submitted 20 April 2020 by Adam Thomson
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