Regimental number | 5849 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Gateshead, England |
School | Educated in England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Mount Pleasant, Balgownie, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Thompson, Mount Pleasant, Balgownie, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 19), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Isabella THOMPSON; husband of Elizabeth THOMPSON, Russell Street, Balgownie, New South Wales. Native of Gateshead, England |
Other details | Arrived in Australia approx 1914 |