John William THOMPSON

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THOMPSON, John William

Service Number:	61932
Enlisted:	26 June 1918
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, January 1900
Home Town:	Cowra, Cowra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farrier
Died:	Broncho-pneumonia, 3rd New Zealand Hospital at Codford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 6 February 1919
Cemetery:	Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Plot 53, Row C, Grave No. 20
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

26 Jun 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 61932, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements
5 Oct 1918:	Involvement Private, 61932, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
5 Oct 1918:	Embarked Private, 61932, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, SS Zealandic, Melbourne
6 Feb 1919:	Involvement Private, 61932, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 61932 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-02-06

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Biography contributed by Steve Larkins

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Private John William Thompson arrived in England on 5th December, 1918. He was sent sick to 3rd New Zealand Hospital at Codford, Wiltshire on 30th December, 1918 with bronchitis. He was transferred to the 1st Australian General Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire and reported as dangerously ill with broncho-pneumonia on 29th January, 1919. He died at 11.55 am on 6th February, 1919 of Broncho-pneumonia.

NOTE - 5 Australian WW1 Soldiers also died on this date - 6th February, 1917 from Bronchitis/Broncho Pneumonia. They were all buried in Durrington, Cemetery, Wiltshire.

ALL 5 SOLDIERS WERE BURIED in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard at Sutton Veny on 10th February, 1919 except for Private Ryan who was buried on 11th February, 1919.
There are a total of 141 Australian WW1 Soldiers & 2 Australian Nurses buried at Sutton Veny.
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