James Wood THOMSON

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THOMSON, James Wood

Service Number:	273
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Yass, New South Wales, Australia, 1875
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Yass Sudan and Boer War Roll of Honour

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 273
4 Apr 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 273, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901.
17 Apr 1901:	Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 515, note promoted to Corporal 17 Apr 1901.
1 May 1901:	Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 515, notes promoted to Sergeant 1 May 1901.
11 May 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 273, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 63, notes discharged in South Africa 11 May 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

When James Wood Thompson enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as G. Thomson, Yass, New South Wales.

James Wood Thomson was born in 1875 at Yass, NSW, a son to George and Elizabeth Thomson.

The Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 63 notes that he was discharged in South Africa on 11 May 1902, possibly to take up employment there, before the 6th QIB embarked to return to Australia.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 515; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 63).

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