Regimental number | 2503 |
Place of birth | Lock Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Machinery expert |
Address | Krowera, via Loch, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, J Thompson, Krowera via Loch, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Gordon Dump Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 42), Ovillers-La Boiselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Sarah THOMPSON, "Hazelmount", Krowera, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2139 Corporal Percival Joseph THOMPSON, 8th Bn, returned to Australia, 24 August 1918. |