Herbert Walter THOMPSON

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THOMPSON, Herbert Walter

Other Name:	Thompson, Herbert Walton Zacariah - Birth Record
Service Number:	515
Enlisted:	28 January 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rushworth, Victoria , Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Launching Place, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Yarra Junction Avenue of Honour

World War 1 Service

28 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 515
10 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 515, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 515, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 515, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Pte Herbert Walter Thompson joined the AIF in January 1915 as Walter Herbert Thompson and signed his attestation papers as Walter Thompson.

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