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THOMPSON, Sydney Frederick

Service Number:	7257
Enlisted:	3 September 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	5th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 25 December 1895
Home Town:	Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Artarmon, New South Wales, Australia, 1 November 1952, aged 56 years
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Cremated
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World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7257, 5th Field Artillery Brigade
16 Oct 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Field Artillery Brigade
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 7257, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 7257, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney
1 Jan 1917:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Battle for Pozières , For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Pozieres during the period 28 July to 9 August 1916. He has rendered very valuable service as Brigade linesman and has at all times set a splendid example.
8 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade
8 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade
16 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed
1 Jun 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed
20 May 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HT Nestor, England for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 4 July 1919
27 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade

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