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Carl John THOMSEN

Date of birth1893
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraftsman
AddressBrooklawn, Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height5' 10.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, Water Commission, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date22 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name22nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateDischarged 23 October 1916
Discharge date23 October 1916
Other details

War service (AIF): Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 August 1915.

Promoted Captain, 24 September 1915.

Admitted to 13th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 October 1915 (pyrexia, unknown origin); rejoined Bn, 12 October 1915.

Admitted to 16th Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 21 December 1915 (mumps); transferred to Ras el Tin Hospital, Egypt, 3 January 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 April 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916.

Joined No 2 Royal Flying Corps School of Instruction, Oxford, England, 23 October 1916, and struck off strength of AIF from that date.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 January 1927

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