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THOMPSON, Norman

Service Number:	4886
Enlisted:	27 December 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	110th Australian (Howitzer) Battery
Born:	Huon, Tasmania, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Bronchial Pneumonia, 9th US Hospital, Rouen, France, 6 November 1918
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block S, Plot 11, Row Y, Grave 11,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

27 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4886, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
18 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 4886, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
18 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 4886, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
17 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Egypt
8 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , France
6 Nov 1918:	Involvement Driver, 4886, 110th Australian (Howitzer) Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4886 awm_unit: 110th Australian (Howitzer) Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-11-06

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Olivia Thompson of 205 Bathurst Street, Hobart, Tasmania

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal