| Regimental number | 397 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | Kangaroo Flat State School, Victoria |
| Other training | Farming |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Maud Savige, State School, Mt Evelyn, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot VII, Row J, Grave No. 9), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary Ann THOMPSON; native of Bendigo, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |