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William Campbell THOMSON

Place of birthTownsville Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent
AddressCloncurry, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Thomson, Lake Nash Station, Cloncurry, Queensland
Enlistment date18 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameDivisional Cyclist Company 4, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/5/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Mcgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollCyclist Corps
FateDied of illness 8 May 1916
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsHollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
185
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on University of Queensland Roll of Honour ('Pro Patria Ceciderunt'; They fell for their Country), St Lucia, Queensland.
Other detailsMedal: British War Medal

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