Regimental number | 2432 |
Place of birth | Durham, England |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Melinda Thompson, No 8 Albert Hill, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Company Engineers |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 22), Buissy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Melinda THOMPSON, 8 Albert Hill, Bishop Auckland, England |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |