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Charles THOMPSON

Regimental number1414
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolSt Paul's National School, East Moseley, Surrey, England
Other trainingFootman
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, F C Thompson, 220 Wharton Road, East Molesey, England
Enlistment date18 November 1914
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Date of fate incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 3 March 1916.
Place of burialDelville Wood Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row P, Grave No. 4), Longueval, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
140
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Date of death 6th August, 1916
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1435 Pte Sidney THOMPSON, 1st Bn, killed in action, 2 May 1915.

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