Regimental number | 3260 |
Place of birth | Timaru, New Zealand |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Coachbuilder |
Address | Wentworth Falls, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5'10.75" |
Weight | 170 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, J Thomson, Te Pahu, via Frankton Junction, Auckland, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Matthew and Louisa Mary THOMSON. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 12 April 1916; disembarked 12 May 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 10 March 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 46 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Crematorium, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMSON Matthew Henry |