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THOMSON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4864 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Peterhead, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 4864, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 4864, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 4864, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4864 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
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