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THOMSON, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6365 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobkirk, near Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ship's Steward |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Grave IX. C. 2. Cemetery is at Harbonnieres, France, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6365, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6365, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was born in Hobkirk (Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais Ruail), a village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Rule Water, south-west of Jedburgh and south-east of Hawick, though he spelled it as Hapkirk on his attestation papers. He attested on 17th March 1916 giving his age as 32 years and 10 months.
He is one of 3 Australian soldiers of the Great War, named Thomson, who are honoured on the Jedburgh War Memorial.
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