Regimental number | 598 |
Place of birth | Yorketown, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Yorketown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5'9.75" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Thomson, Yorketown, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alex and Margaret THOMSON |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 600 Driver Frederick Charles THOMSON, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 4 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 20 May 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 29 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 14 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Yorketown Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMSON Walter Roy |