THOMPSON, Walter Henry
Service Numbers: | 394, 394A |
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Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Born: | Horfield, Bristol, England , October 1889 |
Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Plumber |
Died: | Natural causes, Hawthorne, Queensland , 21 October 1953 |
Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Cremated |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 394, Mount Morgan, Queensland | |
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24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 394, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 394, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 394, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
15 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 394, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (back) | |
10 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
17 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
4 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 394, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 394, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW (right leg) | |
3 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 394A, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
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'FUNERAL NOTICES.
THOMPSON, Mr. Walter Henry, Blackheath Avenue, Hawthorne, First A.I.F. — Relatives and Friends of Mrs. L. W (sic, E). Thompson and Family are respectfully informed of the death of her beloved Husband, their Father, Father-in-law, and Grand-father. The Funeral is appointed to leave the Parlour, 400 Wickham St., To-day, Friday, at 1 p.m., for Mt. Thompson Crematorium. Cut flowers, by request.
THOMPSON, Walter Henry. — Members 2nd Light Horse are requested to attend the Funeral of their late Member, W. H. Thompson (Cyclone), to leave as per family notice. Chook Mulherin, President.' from The Courier-Mail 23 Oct 1953 (nla.gov.au)