THOMPSON, Joseph Sylvester Vinson
| Service Numbers: | 2883, 2883A |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barraba, New South Wales, Australia, October 1884 |
| Home Town: | Bell, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Barraba Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Police Sergeant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 22 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barraba Public School Great War Roll of Honor, Bell War Memorial, Brisbane Queensland Police Service Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2883, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2883, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2883, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2883A, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Constable Joseph Thompson joined the Queensland Police on the 24 of March 1908 at the age of 23. He was stationed at Petrie Terrace, Roma Street, Cunnamulla, Eromanga and Bell stations over his seven years of service before joining the A.I.F in July 1915. Private Thompson embarked aboard the HMAT Seang Bee A48 on the 21 of October 1915 as part of the 25th Infantry Battalion. On arrival in Egypt the A.I.F was re-organised by creating 16 new Battalions, each containing several experienced soldiers from the Gallipoli campaign. Thompson was posted to ‘D’ company of the 9th Battalion where he was promoted to Corporal. His company left Alexandria and arrived in Marseilles on the 5 of April 1916, and then they travelled by train to Belgian Flanders. Corporal Thomson was killed in action on the 22 of July 1916 during the early stages of the Battle of Pozieres. Almost all of his company became casualties and those who survived were forced to retire. Thompson was 31 years of age at the time of his death." - SOURCE (www.police.qld.gov.au)
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