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Evan THOMPSON

Regimental number1186
Place of birthStafford, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation46
Height5' 7"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Berrie Thompson, Roberts Street Collie, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 December 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps, Company 3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 17 June 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Mary THOMPSON
Discharge date5 September 1918
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Mararua', 17 June 1918; disembarked Perth, 8 August 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 5 Sepetember 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death28 January 1932
Age at death62
Place of burialCollie Cemetery, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOMPSON Evan

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