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Joseph Augustus THOMPSON

Regimental number2410
Date of birth16 September 1886
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMechanic
Address104 1st Avenue, Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 7"
Weight110 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Catherine Thompson, 104 1st Avenue, Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 June 1916
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 30 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 November 1917
Discharge date15 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 11 January 1918; disembarked Perth, 4 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 15 March 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 October 1922
Place of burialMaylands Cemetery, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMPSON Joseph Augustus

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