Charles Gordon THOMSON

Regimental number25971
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationIronmonger
Address140 Cowper Street, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 10.5"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Thomson, 140 Cowper Street, Footscray, Victoria
Previous military serviceYes A.G.A. 6 months Left District.
Enlistment date17 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 April 1916
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column 3, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/91/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Divisional Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Margaret Mary THOMSON. Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date2 August 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Thermistocles', 11 May 1917; disembarked Perth, 25 June 1917; discharged, 2 August 1917.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death16 February 1933
Age at death47
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMSON Charles Gordon