| Regimental number | 7179 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
| Other Names | THOMSON |
| School | Toowoomba Grammar School, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Drover |
| Address | Taringa, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 165 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, E B Von Stieglitz, Lucinda Street, Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 25th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/6 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Canberra on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 38278 Gunner Chelmers Roy St Clair VON STIEGLITZ, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 22 August 1919; 38279 Gunner Edgar Walter Thomson VON STIEGLITZ, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 3 May 1919; |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 16 November 1917; disembarked Suez, 21 December 1917; embarked Port Said, 9 January 1918; disembarked Taranto, Italy, 20 January 1918; proceeded overland to Southampton, England; marched in to 5th Training Bn, Fovant, 30 January 1918. By Deed Poll, 9 March 1918, changed surname to THOMSON. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 April 1918; taken on strength, 25th Bn, in the field, 6 May 1918. Wounded in action, 4 July 1918 (gun shot wound, thumb, left hand), and admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 47th Casualty Clearing Station; to 5th General Hospital, 5 July 1918; to England, 7 July 1918, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 8 July 1918; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 25 November 1918; discharhed on furlough, 28 November 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 14 December 1918; leave extended until 16 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of York', 14 January 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 24 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 11 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, VON STIEGLITZ Francis Lewis Altmore |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
