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Abraham John THOMPSON

Regimental number111
Place of birthLancashire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCordial maker
AddressEnoggera, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Richard Thompson, Fleetwood, Alma Hotel, Church Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England
Enlistment date2 December 1915
Place of enlistmentEnoggera, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, Machine Gun Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 23), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Margaret THOMPSON, 42 Vincent Street, Barrow-in-Furness, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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