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THOMPSON, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1634 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oswaldtwistle, England, 1 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1634, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1634, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1634, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1634 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of Richard and Nancy Thompson, of 25, Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancs., England.
Probable birth record
Births Mar 1891 THOMPSON Walter Blackburn 8e 447.
He is honoured on the Oswaldtwistle War Memorial.
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