Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Light Horse Regiment
Walter Henry Thompson
A brief military biography of Walter Henry Thompson from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 394 |
Place of birth | Horfield, England |
Religion | Wesleyan |
Occupation | Plumber |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, R.Thompson, 22 Falmouth Road, Bishopston, Bristol, England |
Enlistment date | 22 August 1914 |
Place of enlistment | Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914 |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 294A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia 9 March 1919 |
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Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, Walter Henry Thompson