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THOMPSON, Arthur John

Service Number:	1621
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 28 March 1884
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Kiama Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1916, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 48
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1621, 30th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1621, 30th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1621, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of the late James and Margaret THOMPSON, Oxford Street, Lidcombe, New South Wales.