William THOMPSON

Regimental number1917
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
Address62 Manning Road, Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, C P Thompson, 62 Manning Road, Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 16 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Company Engineers
FateDied of wounds 2 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row I, Grave No. 84), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Annie THOMPSON. Native of Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales