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THOMPSON, Nixon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1602 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1602, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1602, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
NIXON THOMPSON
Nixon was born in Faisabad in India in March, 1879
He immigrated from England to Australia with wife, Esther and three eldest children in 1910 arriving in Melbourne in Jan 1911.
Nixon enlisted in the 1st AIF and trained at Broadmeadows. He sailed from Port Melbourne in June 1916 sailing for Plymouth on the HMAT Wandilla and returned in 1919.
Nixon was a carpenter and later applied for work in Tocumwal in country Victoria and later in Melbourne.
Submitted 26 June 2018 by Noel Howard
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