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William THOMPSON

Regimental number4885
Place of birthLadys Bay Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationEngine driver
Address205 Bathurst Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs O Thompson, 205 Bathurst Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date22 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 18 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Hobart Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 7461 Sapper Leo THOMPSON, 3rd Tunnelling Company, returned to Australia, 25 March 1917.
Date of death11 August 1952

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