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Matthew THOMPSON

Regimental number1897
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressLittle Gipp Street, Carrington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Thompson, Little Gipp Street, Carrington, New South Wales
Enlistment date7 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 April 1916
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1897A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 June 1917
Place of burialTancrez Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 6), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
124
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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