THOMPSON, William Emanuel
| Service Number: | 3957 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cowra, Cowra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Billimari Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3957, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3957, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3957, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Thompson was the brother of 2034 Lce. Cpl. Peter Alexander Thompson 53rd Battalion AIF, who was killed in action at Fromelles 19 July 1916, aged 25. They were the sons of Peter and Mary Ann Thompson, of North Logan, Cowra, New South Wales.
William suffered a gun shot wound to the shoulder at Pozieres on 27 July 1916 and was evacuated to England. He was sent back to France in late 1916 and was wounded again in the right arm during February 1917. He was again evacuated to England and this time spent about nine months recovering before he rejoined the 18th Battalion in Belgium in October 1917. He was reported as killed in action near Morlancourt on the 19 May 1918, and his mates stated he was buried in the field. In his service file it is recorded he was buried at the No.2 Military Cemetery, Heilly. However, his grave was subsequently lost.