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THOMPSON, William Houston Low

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Step 1: Personal Details

Service Number:	1438
Enlisted:	28 September 1914, Allocated to 2nd Reinforcements 7th Battalion AIF
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Ballarat East State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Electrician
Died:	Natural Causes, North Geelong, Victoria, Australia , 1965, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ballarat (Old) General Cemetery Death Register with Victorian Department of BDM Reference 22982/1965
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Step 2: Service History

World War 1 Service

28 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1438, 7th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to 2nd Reinforcements 7th Battalion AIF
1 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1438, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1438, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
5 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1438, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
4 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1438, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW Foot Evacuated to Malta 15 June 1915
12 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, Detached to 3rd Australian General Hospital Guard Duty ex Convalescence Malta 7th December 1915
6 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, Kit Stores, Transferred to Australian Kit Stores Egypt ex 3rd AGH Guard Duty
30 Dec 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Posted 2ASH for duty
8 Dec 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, AIF Depot, Transferred to HQ Depots UK Tidworth for duty and subsequent RTA
9 Dec 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1438, 7th Infantry Battalion, RTA from UK ex 7th Battalion Member medical unfit Heart Disease
23 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1438, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD medically unfit Heart Disease

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• NAA Record of Service William Thompson

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