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THOMSON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2780 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk of courts |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2780, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2780, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
John Thomson
John on enlistment was the clerk of courts at Nhill ,Victoria australia. He was 34 years of age. His Father John was still alive and he had an adoring Sister Alice, to whom medals etc were forwarded to on his death, I believe he was with a group of men going back to get supplies for there companions,when the enemy lobbed a bomb over and he was killed. He is buried in the Quent Road cemetery. Some of his family have been to see his grave.
Submitted 3 May 2023 by Jennifer Cole née Thomson
Far Away From All Who Loved Him In A Hero's Grave He Lies