Regimental number | 1757 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Ladysmith, West Wallsend, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5'10.25" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Thompson, Ladysmith, West Wallsend, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Huntly Corps (Infantry) N.Z. (leaving district) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Korumburra, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Noted William James NR |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Susan THOMPSON |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses'; disembarked 5 February 1916; discharged Melbourne, 7 June 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 49 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMPSON William James |