William Norval THOMPSON

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THOMPSON, William Norval

Service Number:	3234
Enlisted:	24 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dublin, South Australia, 20 March 1892
Home Town:	Pine Point, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Schooling:	Dublin State School, Pine Point State School, South Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 September 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Plot VI, Row B, grave no17a, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dublin Memorial Kindergarten Hall, Dublin WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honor, Dublin War Memorial, Pine Point Muloowurtie Memorial Institute

World War 1 Service

24 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3234, 50th Infantry Battalion
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3234, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3234, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Oscar William THOMPSON and Charlotte nee WHEATCROFT

LATE PRIVATE W. N. THOMPSON.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Thompson, of Ardrossan, have been informed that their eldest son, Pte. William N. Thompson, of the 60th Battalion, died on September 28 of Wounds received in France. The deceased was 25 years of age, and enlisted from Pine Point, Yorke's Peninsula, where he was engaged in farming. He was educated at Dublin and Pine Point State Schools, and was a member of the Muloortie rifle Club. On December 10, 1916, be proceeded to England, and thence after six months training went to France. He possessed sterling qualities, and was well liked by all who knew him

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