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Leslie Ernest THOMPSON

Regimental number6391
Place of birthMatong New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressMatong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr J Thompson, Matong, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll6392
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 March 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBazentin-Le-Petit Military Cemetery (Row G, Grave No. 25), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Matong Roll of Honour. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: James and Amelia THOMPSON. Native of Matong, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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