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Charles Benjamin THOMPSON

Regimental number7222
Place of birthLiverpool, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCook
AddressBoatman Station via Morven, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation43
Height5' 2.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinBrother, William Thompson, Gladstone Road, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 January 1917
Place of enlistmentTownsville, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameTunnelling Companies, March 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/15/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 21 April 1918
Date of death19 May 1921
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Qld.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 21 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 7 June 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged 10 July 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMPSON Charles Benjamin

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