| Regimental number | 5612 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Nangkita, Willunga, South Australia |
| School | Nangkita School |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Kent Street, Hawthorne, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William D. Thompson, Loch Maben, Kent Street, Hawthorne, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Citizen Military Forces |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Divisional Train 4th Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/14/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Brothers: 1043 Sgt Percy Joseph THOMPSON, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919; 1042 Pte Allen Edwin THOMPSON, 4th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 23 March 1919; 3010 Pte William Dixon THOMPSON, Australian Army Postal Corps, returned to Australia, 12 November 1917; 1663 Pte John James Bell THOMPSON, 4th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 15 January 1918 |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial (Row G, Grave No I), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: W.D. and Rosetta THOMPSON, Kent Street, Hawthorn, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt Transferred to 4th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, 1 April 1915. Admitted to Deaconness Hospital, Alexandria, 19 May 1915 (gonnorhoea and pneumonia); transferred to Convalescent Camp, 24 June 1915; rejoined unit, 6 July 1915. Attached to 220th Depot Unit of Supply, Alexandria, 20 August 1915; rejoined unit, Mena, 5 September 1915. Proceeded to join Western Frontier Force, 5 December 1915. Died of wounds, 13 December 1915 (no particulars); bureid, 14 December 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMPSON Andrew Christopher |
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