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John THOMSON

Regimental number2728
Place of birthAberdeen Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStation hand
AddressFitterangus, Mintlaw Station, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, A Thomson, Fitterangus, Mintlaw Station, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 17 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialThe Huts Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 1), Dickebusch, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Isabella THOMSON, Brownhill, Kininmouth, Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Native of Fetterangus, Scotland

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