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James Jocelyn THOMPSON

Regimental number1985
Place of birthBerwick Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
Address22 Wakefield Street, Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinSister, Mrs H Bell, 2 Ladysmith Street, Bishop Auckland, England
Enlistment date21 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentDM
Unit name300th Mechanical Transport, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Column (9th Army Service Corps)
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/99/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll'K' Ammunition Park
FateDied as a result of accident 8 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
181
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Moorhouse Augustus and Isabella Mary THOMPSON

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