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THOMSON, Andrew Bower

Service Number:	6605
Enlisted:	28 June 1916, Ballarat, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Grangemouth, Scotland, 1888
Home Town:	Clarendon, Moorabool, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 7 March 1917
Cemetery:	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension VI C 15, Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarendon Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

28 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6605, 8th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic.
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6605, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6605, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Margaret THOMSON; husband of Margaret Helen THOMSON, Clarendon, Victoria.