THOMPSON, Victor John Tisdale
Service Number: | 3961 |
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Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company |
Born: | Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
Home Town: | Mansfield, Mansfield, Victoria |
Schooling: | Mansfield State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Coach Painter & Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 December 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, la Gorgue Plot III, Row C, Grave 1, Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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23 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
18 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3961, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3961 awm_unit: Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-12-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Victor John Tisdale THOMPSON was born in Mansfield, Victoria in 1897
His parents were Ralph Tisdale THOMPSON & Eliza Ann WATERMAN
He enlisted in Melbourne on 3rd August, 1915 & embarked with the 6th Infantry Battalion, 12th reinforcements on the 23rd November, 1915 on the ship HMAT Ceramic
Victor was Killed in Action in France on 18th December, 1917 and is buried in the Pont du Hem Military Cemetery, Plot III, Row C, Grave 1
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal