Walter James THOMPSON

THOMPSON, Walter James

Service Number: 767
Enlisted: 27 October 1914, Dandenong, Victoria
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 8th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Pyramid Hill, Victoria, 1890
Home Town: Pyramid Hill, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
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World War 1 Service

27 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Dandenong, Victoria
8 Feb 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 767, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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8 Feb 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 767, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne
27 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 767, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
30 Aug 1916: Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

Embarkation Roll (static.awm.gov.au)  records Christian Name as Watts instead of Walter

Returned to Australia (Enteric Fever) and discharged on 30 Aug 1916