| Regimental number | 7461 |
| Place of birth | Lady's Bay Tasmania |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs O Thompson, 205 Bathurst Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | 3rd Battery Australian Field Artillery |
| Enlistment date | 27 March 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 3 January 1917 |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, March 1917 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/15/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 25 March 1917 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4885 Pte William THOMPSON, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 25 January 1919. |