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Irving THOMPSON

Regimental number2796
Place of birthGunnedah New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationIronmonger
AddressRockview, Gunnedah, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, W Thompson, Rockview, Gunnedah, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 July 1916
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 32), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Wright and Hannah Elizabeth THOMPSON, Gunnedah, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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