THOMPSON, Phillip
| Service Number: | 5781 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 March 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yalca, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Kotupna, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France VI B 16 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nathalia Rock and Chain Memorial, Nathalia War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5781, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5781, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5781, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 4 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5781, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5781, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5781, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5781, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Gassed however remained at duty. | |
| 10 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5781, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
| 22 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 5781, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, SW to back sustained during the attack on Chuignes. Evacuated to 61st CCS (at Vecquemont) however died of his wounds the next day 24 August 1918. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Anthony and Christina Clark Thompson, of Kotupna, Nathalia, Victoria
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
5781 Private (Pte) Phillip Thompson, 6th Battalion, of Kyabram, Vic. was a farmer prior to enlisting in March 1916. He embarked from Melbourne with the 18th Reinforcements on board HMAT Ayrshire (A33) on 3 July 1916. He arrived in France in October and was transferred to the 8th Battalion in December. In November 1917 he was appointed Lance Corporal and was promoted to Corporal in June 1918. On 24 August 1918 he was wounded in action in France and died later that day at a casualty clearing station. Cpl Thompson was 24 years of age.
Source: AWM
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