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THOMPSON, James Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX18199 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 June 1941, Warwick, Qld, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie, Gympie Region, Queensland, 12 September 1913 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coal Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua New Guinea, 3 September 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Official Commemoration - Grave Location: A2. E. 10., Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tannymorel & District Honour Roll, Tannymorel War Memorial, Warwick War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX18199 | |
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| 3 Jun 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX18199, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX18199, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, Warwick, Qld, Australia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of James John THOMPSON & Catherine Mary (nee RYAN) THOMPSON.
Next of Kin - Wife: [Lilillies / Delellis] Cecelia De Lelles (nee SHEEHAN) THOMPSON, of Mt Colliery, Southern Downs Region, Queensland.
Cecelia, was a sister of Private: Patrick Leo SHEEHAN, S-No: QX20875.