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Richard Arthur THOMPSON

Regimental number5673
Place of birthFinley, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressBowen Vale, Culcairn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Richard Thompson, Walla Sub Division via Culcairn, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Family/military connectionsBrother: 5672 Pte Andrew John THOMPSON, 18th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 September 1978
Age at death80
Place of burialCulcairn Cemetery, New South Wales

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