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THOMPSON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3936 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wool Bay, South Australia, 22 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stansbury Dalrymple District Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yorketown Bublacowie Pictorial Honour Roll, Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3936, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3936, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE JOHN THOMPSON.
Private John Thompson, who was killed in action in France on August 23, was 26 years of age. He was a general favorite among a wide circle of friends. An elder brother and a step-brother have answered the call, and are at the front. His step-brother was wounded and sent to England, but has recovered by now." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 14 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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