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Joseph Henry THOMPSON

Regimental number1411
Place of birthPrahran, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
AddressEast Prahran, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Josephine C Thompson, 87 Pridham Street, East Prahran, Victoria
Enlistment date15 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 15), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs. Trephiria Clara THOMPSON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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