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James Waddell THOM

Regimental number4625
Place of birthAirdrie Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCore maker
AddressAnderson Road, Sunshine, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Bella Thom, Anderson Road, Sunshine, Victoria
Enlistment date4 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 October 1944
Place of burialFootscray Cemetery

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