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George James THOMSON

Regimental number3652
Place of birthClifton Hall, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPrinter
Address7 Birt Street, Northcote, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height6' 0.5"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Thomson, 7 Birt Street, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the 55th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 August 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916.

Transferred to 59th Bn, 4 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Posted missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as THOMPSON.
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMSON George James

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