Edward Luke THOMPSON

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Service Number:	2982
Enlisted:	6 September 1916, Goulburn
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Joadja Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 3 July 1894
Home Town:	Mittagong, Wingecarribee, New South Wales
Schooling:	Mittagong Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Produce Carrier
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

6 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2982, Goulburn
3 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2982, 60th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
3 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2982, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
29 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
25 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
1 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 37th Infantry Battalion
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2982, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2982 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12

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