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Robert THOMSON

Regimental number2950
Place of birthLanarkshire, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
AddressPort Darwin, Northern Territory
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 7"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Thomson, 10 Bankhead Road, Rutherglen, Glasgow, Scotland
Previous military serviceTerritorial Forces Stela attending (4 years)
Enlistment date6 May 1916
Place of enlistmentDarwin, Northern Territory
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth THOMSON
Discharge date16 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 18 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 5 February 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 16 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death1 August 1936
Age at death47
Place of burialManly West Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMSON Robert

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