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THOMPSON, William Alexander

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	1 December 1915
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia, 14 December 1882
Home Town:	Katoomba, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Maitland High School, Sydney High School and the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Natural causes, Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 2 July 1947, aged 64 years
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Cremated
Memorials:	Maitland High School Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

1 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 30th Infantry Battalion
16 Feb 1916:	Involvement Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
16 Feb 1916:	Embarked Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
25 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion
1 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 30th Infantry Battalion
1 Nov 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 30th Infantry Battalion, HT Nestor, England for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 15 December 1920 then by train to Sydney arriving 16 December 1920.
14 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 30th Infantry Battalion

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