Regimental number | 7222 |
Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cook |
Address | Boatman Station via Morven, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 2.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, William Thompson, Gladstone Road, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, March 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/15/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
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 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMPSON Charles Benjamin |