| Regimental number | 1663 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
| School | Port Adelaide Model School, South Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 41 Leicester Street, Parkside, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 153 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ada Laura Thompson, Basket Range, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 3010 Pte William Dixon THOMPSON, Australian Army Postal Corps, returned to Australia, 12 November 1917; 1043 Sergeant Percy Joseph THOMPSON, 3rd Light Horse, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919; 1042 Pte Allen Edwin THOMPSON, 4th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 23 March 1919; 5612 Pte Andrew Christopher THOMPSON, 4th Company, Army Service Corps, died of wounds, 13 December 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 3 February 1916 (constipation). Taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Reserve Regiment, 1 March 1916. Taken on strength, 4th Pioneer Bn, 16 April 1916. To hospital, 21 November 1916; rejoined unit, 23 November 1916. To hospital, 6 July 1917 (sick). Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereaux, France, 10 July 1917 (gun shot wound hand, fractured phalanges); transferred to England, 17 July 1917; admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, 17 July 1917 ; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 7 September 1917 (venereal disease); transferred to Bulford Military Hospital, Dartford, 8 September 1917; discharged, 2 November 1917: total period of treatment for venereal disease, 57 days. Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Llanstephen Castle', 15 February 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 16 April 1918; discharged, 21 May 1918 (medically unfit). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: W.D. and Rosetta THOMPSON, Kent Street, Hawthorn, South Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 62 |
| Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMPSON John James Bell |