"Sandy" Alexander Welsh THOMSON

Born 6 April 1918 in Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia ^[16]
Son of James Fowler THOMSON and Nellie Simpson WELSH ^[108]
In 1921 was living with his siblings and mother with his grandmother Grace WELSH at 2 Kirkbank in Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland ^[20]
Later resided with his parents on Anster Farm in Marchagee, Western Australia ^[108]
Came 2nd in the Walk, Trot & Gallop in the Ring Events at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show on Thursday 7 September 1933 ^[5]
     Also received 1st prize for a Border Collie sheep dog or bitch in the Sheep Dog section of the show ^{[5: 15-Sep-1933]}
Came 2nd in the 12-stone Gent's Hack in the Ring Events at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 ^{[5: 11-Sep-1936]}
Resident of Kew, Victoria, Australia where he enlisted in the Australian Army on 20 May 1940 ^[16]
     Lieutenant VX15794 in the Australian Army's 2/14 Australian Infantry Battalion during the Second World War ^[16]
     Discharged from the Australian Army on 6 December 1945 ^[16]

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