Walter Raleigh THOMPSON

THOMPSON, Walter Raleigh

Service Number: 3848
Enlisted: 6 September 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank: Artificer
Last Unit: Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF)
Born: Kent, England, 1893
Home Town: Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Plumber
Died: Natural Causes, Enfield, New South Wales, 20 May 1973
Cemetery: St Thomas Anglican Cemetery, New South Wales
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World War 1 Service

6 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Holsworthy, New South Wales
11 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3848, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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11 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3848, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
1 Jan 1920: Involvement AIF WW1, Artificer, 3848, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF)
20 Jan 1920: Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

Walter Raleigh Thompson was aged 22 years when he enlisted.  He was single and his trade was listed as a plumber.  Walter Raleigh Thompson married Doris Mignon Sheppey in 1920.  He died in 1973.