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Alfred Horace William THOMPSON

Regimental number4861
Place of birthStrathalbyn, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressYunta, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation41
Height5' 5.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lucy Jane Thompson, Bond Street, West Hindmarsh, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth and vision)
Enlistment date14 February 1917
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 6 June 1918
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Barambah', 6 June 1918; discharged (medically unfit: general debility), Adelaide, 11 October 1918.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death2 October 1951
Age at death76
Place of burialAIF Cemetery (Row 20, Grave No. 43), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMPSON Alfred Horace William

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