Religion | Church of England |
Address | 44 Hampton Road, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mrs Daisy M R Thompson, 44 Hampton Road, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd and 3rd Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Artillery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | "Y" Farm Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 29), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Promoted Lieutenant, 14 August 1915. Attached to 8th Battery, 3rd Artillery Brigade, 11 September 1915. Attached to 8th Battery, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 13 October 1915. Transferred to Divisional Headquarters, 28 October 1915, and taken on strength of Army Corps Headquarters as O.C. to Brigadier-General, Royal Artillery. Returned to duty with 3rd Battery, 6 December 1915. Transferred to 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, 9 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 3 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Tel el Kebir, 27 February 1916. Taken on strength, 24th Field Artillery Brigade, 8 March 1916. Promoted Temporary Captain, 23 March 1916. Transferred to 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 30 March 1916, and posted to 39th Battery. Embarked Alexandria to join the British expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 13 June 1916. Transferred to 24th Field Artillery Brigade, 8 July 1916, and posted to 48th Battery. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Buried in Eaton Hall Cemetery by Rev. J.J. Kennedy, attached to 14th Infantry Brigade. MSBV MSBV |