Victor John Tisdale THOMPSON

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THOMPSON, Victor John Tisdale

Service Number:	3961
Enlisted:	3 August 1915, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company
Born:	Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Mansfield, Mansfield, Victoria
Schooling:	Mansfield State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Coach Painter & Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 18 December 1917
Cemetery:	Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, la Gorgue Plot III, Row C, Grave 1, Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mansfield War Memorial Gates

World War 1 Service

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
18 Dec 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3961, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3961 awm_unit: Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-12-18

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Victor John Tisdale THOMPSON was born in Mansfield, Victoria in 1897

His parents were Ralph Tisdale THOMPSON & Eliza Ann WATERMAN

He enlisted in Melbourne on 3rd August, 1915 & embarked with the 6th Infantry Battalion, 12th reinforcements on the 23rd November, 1915 on the ship HMAT Ceramic

Victor was Killed in Action in France on 18th December, 1917 and is buried in the Pont du Hem Military Cemetery, Plot III, Row C, Grave 1

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal

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