Regimental number | 3210 |
Place of birth | Crief, Perthshire, Scotland |
School | Grammar School, Crief, Perthshire, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 29 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 79 Ferry Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Caroline Elizabeth Thom, 79 Ferry Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Migrated alone to Australia. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 14), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie THOM; husband of Caroline E. THOM, 68 Ferry Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |