Thomas James THOMSON

THOMSON, Thomas James

Service Number: 1115
Enlisted: 9 September 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Dumfries, Scotland, 1890
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Joiner
Died: Head wounds, 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 11 May 1915
Cemetery: Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery
S. 874, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1115, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 1115, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 1115, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1115, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
9 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1115, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Scalp wound

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Brother of William Thomson of Sydney, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 26 and the son of John and Mary Thomson, of Rae St., Dumfries, Scotland.

He is one of two Australian casualties commemorated on the Dumfries Town memorial which stands outside St John's Church, Lovers Walk, Dumfries. It takes the form of a figure of Scottish soldier in service dress with head bowed and reversed rifle, on square granite monument with a fluted pillar at each corner. There are 216 men listed for World War 1 and 336 for World War 2.

The other being Corporal James Fleming, Service Number 3520 of the 51st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. who died 16/08/1916.

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