Regimental number | 915 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Border Town, South Australia |
Place of birth | Yongala, South Australia |
School | Yongala Public School, South Australia; Gladstone Public School and High School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Kooringa, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Wyville Smith Thomson, Kooringa, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Meteren Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 575), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Gladstone War Memorial, South Australia. Photo: Peter Dennis. Commemorated in Burra Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: Wyville Smythe (d. 27 June 1915, aged 55; bu. Burra Cemetery) and Constance Julia Gertrude THOMSON, 45 Tusmore Avenue, Knightsbridge, South Australia. Native of Bordertown, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1834 Pte Charles Wyville THOMSON, returned to Australia, 26 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |