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THOMPSON, William James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2258, 2247 |
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Enlisted: | 12 April 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Plasterer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 May 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2258, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
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13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2247, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2247, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
18 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2258, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Shrapnel wounds left buttock and left hand | |
27 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 2258, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2258 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-27 |
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