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THOMPSON, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 275 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Caboolture, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 275, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 275, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 16 Jan 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 275, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 122, notes invalided returned to Australia aboard Fortunatus arriving Brisbane 9 Jan 1902, discharged 16 Jan 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When James Thompson enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as G. Thompson, Caboolture.
In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 122, it indicates after he was invalided and returned from South Africa in 1902 he was living at Gill St, Charters Towers. A follow-up entry appears to have him located at Flinders St, Townsville, working as a confectionist.
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