THOMPSON, Walter Valentia
| Service Number: | 4348 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Maitland, Northumberland, UK, 24 July 1873 |
| Home Town: | Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 18 June 1950, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4348, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4348, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4348, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, a/Sgt | |
| 9 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4348, 54th Infantry Battalion, MD Hernia was T/Staff Sgt from 1/9/1916 |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Staff Sgt Walter Valentia Windeyer THOMPSON,
Regimental Number: 4348
Unit Name: 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Solicitor
Address: 43 Wycombe Road, Neutral Bay, NSW
Age of Enlistment: 42 years
Enlistment Date and Place: 14 August 1915, West Maitland, NSW
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs. Sarah Alice Thompson, 43 Wycombe Road, Neutral Bay, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas, on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll: Staff Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll: 54th Ballation
Campaigns Served: Egypt; England
War Service/Promotions: Embarked as Acting Sergeant on 20 December 1915. Attached for duty in Detention Barracks, Cairo, Egypt on 24 January 1916. Joined 54th Battalion at Tel-el-Kabir, Egypt, on 16 February 1916 and reverts to Private. To be Temporary Sergeant from 1 March 1916. Reverts to ranks on transfer to AIF Headquarters on 8 May 1916. Transferred to 14th Training Battalion, 11 May 1916. Transferred from 54th Battalion to Army Postal Corps as Sergeant (date of promotion unknown) on 12 July 1916 to Ad. Headquarters, London, attached for duty with Pay Corps. To be Temporary Staff Sergeant, England on 1 September 1916. Admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, London, England on 27 September 1917. On 20 October 1917 he ceased duty with the Army Pay Corps to return to Australia at own expense for medical reasons.
Fate: He returned to Australia per SS Corsican, tranship to SS Niagara, on 26 October 1917. He married Ruby Lillian Simpson, 21 July 1923, St James' Church, King Street, Sydney, NSW.
Place of Death: 18 June 1950, Billyard Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW
Place of Cremation: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, NSW
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
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