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THOMPSON, James Gordon Ford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 184 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, St. Arnaud, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Warrnambool State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row A, Grave No. 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 184, 8th Light Horse Regiment, St. Arnaud, Vic. | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 184, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 184, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 184, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 184 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John George THOMPSON and Sophia Ann THOMPSON nee SPRING
Word was received yesterday by
Mr. Geo. Thompson, of Lava-street East, through the Rev. F. P. Williams, acting vicar of Christ Church, that his son, Pte. J. G. F. Thompson, who was reported in yesterday’s ‘Standard' as missing, had been killed in action. Pte. Thompson was a member of the Eighth Light Horse which suffered so severely in the recent engagement at Gallipoli. He was 24 years of age and was very popular locally. Much sympathy is felt for his relatives.
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