Victor Emanuel THOMPSON

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THOMPSON, Victor Emanuel

Service Numbers:	192, 686
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Warwick, Queensland Australia, 5 December 1882
Home Town:	Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	20 March 1960, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Bugler, 192, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 686
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Bugler, 192, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
10 Aug 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Bugler, 192, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.
24 Sep 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 686, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes part of 2nd draft of 6th QIB embarked at Sydney 24 Sep 1901 aboard Harlech Castle arriving Cape Town 26 Oct 1901.
23 Jun 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 686, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Victor Emanuel Thompson served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Bugler S.N. 192 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, second as a Private S.N. 686 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

He was born 5 Dec 1882 in Queensland, a son to James Brine Thompson and Paulina Thompson (nee Link).

(source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 483 & 519).

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