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THOMSON, William Campbell

Service Number:	399
Enlisted:	18 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Division Cyclist Company
Born:	Townsville, Qld., 10 September 1893
Home Town:	Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland
Schooling:	Brisbane Grammar School, University of Queensland
Occupation:	University Student
Died:	Influenza, Myocarditis, Heartfailure, At Sea aboard 'Clan MacGillvray' off Australian Coast, United Kingdom, 8 May 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 2, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, University of Queensland WW1 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

18 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Cycle Corps
1 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 4th Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
1 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 4th Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
8 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 399, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 399 awm_unit: 2nd/4th Company Australian Cyclist Corps awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-05-08

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