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Herbert Edgar THOMSON

Regimental number1001
Date of birth6 July 1895
Place of birthMacarthur, Victoria
ReligionLutheran
OccupationFarmer
AddressHochkirch, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Robert Thomson, Hochkirch via Hamilton, Victoria
Previous military service20th Australian Light Horse
Enlistment date13 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 September 1917
Discharge date20 December 1917 - medically unfit
Other details

War Service: Egypt, France, Belgium, Western Front

Severely wounded at Armentieres in February 1917

Received gun shot wound to upper part of leg (the bullet remaining there until the day he died)
Date of death1974
Age at death79

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