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TOMPSITT, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1058 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Saint Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Died of Illness - pneumonia, 1st General Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 3 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 6, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St. Kilda East All Saints Anglican Church Mausoleum Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1058, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1058, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1058, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name William George Selwyn Tompsitt
Son of Charles Tompsitt of Balaclava, Victoria
Husband of Emily Victoria Matilda Tompsitt nee McMurdy of 44 Chapel Street, St. Kilda, Victoria. Father of William Charles Selwyn Tompsitt and Fred Tompsitt
William and Emily were married 1904c