THOMPSON, William
| Service Number: | 1255 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stockton, New South Wales, Australia, 25 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Minmi, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 18 November 1972, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1255, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1255, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1255, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 18 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1255, 34th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
The Minmi Roll of Honour has 79 names inscribed of those who returned home from The Great War.
The 43rd name inscribed is Private William Thompson.
On the 20th November 1972, Private William Thompson, 34th Battalion (Reg No-1255), miner from Main Street, Minmi, New South Wales and Cessnock?, N.S.W., died at Cessnock, age 82 years 5 months.
I do not known where William is buried or ashes interred, so any information would be greatly appreciated.
Unsure if William ever married.
Born at Stockton, New South Wales on the 26th May 1890 to Joseph and Mary Ann Thompson.
William enlisted on the 27th January 1916, age 25 years 8 months, at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A20 Hororata on the 2nd May 1916.
Disembarked Plymouth, England 23.6.1916.
Proceeded O/Seas to France from Southampton, England 21.11.1916.
Admitted to hospital 21.3.1917 (nasal catarrh, build-up of thick mucus in the nose, throat, or sinuses).
Re-joined Battalion from hospital 18.4.1917.
Wounded in action - 12.10.1917 (GSW right leg, 1st Battle of Passchendaele).
Re-joined Battalion from wounded 19.3.1918.
Granted leave to France from 30.1.1919 to 13.2.1919.
Commenced return to Australia 11.5.1919.
William arrived home on the 28th June 1919, being discharged on the 18th August 1919.
Not officially commemorated.
William’s name has also been inscribed on the Minmi St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour.
Gold fob photos, Australian World War I Solid 9ct Gold Returned Service Fob, by the Residents of Thornton on his return from France 1919. See The Harrower Collection https://harrowercollection.com.au/# - David Harrower states that William's Gold Fob was auctioned in November 2018 and purchased by a private collector. I was the under bidder and was unable to secure for the Harrower Collection.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered“.
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/minmi-roll-of-honour/.
Lest We Forget.
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