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Henry THOMPSON

Regimental number1978
Place of birthRous New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressByron Bay, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, W J Thompson, Byron Bay, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1998
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateDied of disease 18 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 12), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W.J. and Annie THOMPSON, Shurley Street, Byron Bay, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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