Connected records
- Record:
- THOMPSON, WILLIAM
- Additional information:
- Son of Charles and the late Annie Thompson. Native of Paddington, Sydney.
- Cemetery:
- HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE
- Cemetery/memorial reference:
- IV. I. 84.
- Country:
- Australian
- Virtual War Memorial Australia record for William THOMPSON
Additional site links relating to this record: - Every One Remembered - record for William Thompson
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Possible matches
The following sources have potential matches based on the name and other information associated with this record. They may or may not be connected to this person but are provided for your further research
- Record identifier:
- People (P10081045)
- Name recorded:
- Private Horace William Thompson 4191
- Unit:
- 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion
- Record identifier:
- People (P10081403)
- Name recorded:
- Private John William Thompson 61932
- Unit:
- 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Record identifier:
- Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files (R1477703)
- Name recorded:
- Private Thompson, Horace William 4191
- Unit:
- 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion
- Record identifier:
- People (P10081775)
- Name recorded:
- Private William Henry Thompson 4556A
- Unit:
- 28th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Record identifier:
- Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files (R1478061)
- Name recorded:
- Private Thompson, John William 61932
- Unit:
- 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Record identifier:
- Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files (R1478433)
- Name recorded:
- Private Thompson, William Henry 4556A
- Unit:
- 28th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Record identifier:
- People (P10353288)
- Name recorded:
- Private William Edgar Thompson 4233
- Unit:
- Date of embarkation:
- 7 March 1916
- Record identifier:
- First World War Embarkation Roll (R1795160)
- Name recorded:
- Sapper Potter, William Thompson 21303
- Unit:
- Record identifier:
- People (P10398435)
- Name recorded:
- Sapper William Thompson Potter 21303
- Unit:
- Date of embarkation:
- 2 March 1918
- Record identifier:
- First World War Embarkation Roll (R1836352)
- Name recorded:
- Private Thompson, Robert William 56
- Unit:
The regimental War Diaries are held at The UK National Archives and as of April 2020 have been made available for free download*. They are the official unit war diaries for the British Army that contain records of daily activities, including casualties. They are not personal diaries.
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- Name:
- Second Lieutenant Thompson
- Context:
- author
- Date:
- 31 Oct 1916
- Diary:
- 3 DIVISION: 438 (Cheshire) Field Company Royal Engineers (page 440)
- Name:
- Private Thompson
- Context:
- other
- Date:
- 31 Oct 1916
- Diary:
- 3 CAVALRY DIVISION: 3 Dragoon Guards (page 396)
- Name:
- Captain Thompson
- Context:
- author
- Date:
- 31 Oct 1916
- Diary:
- 3 CAVALRY DIVISION: 12 Sanitary Section (page 167)
- Name:
- Second Lieutenant Thompson
- Context:
- commander
- Date:
- 1 Nov 1916
- Diary:
- 3 DIVISION: 8 Machine Gun Company (page 65)
- Name:
- other Second Lieutenant Thompson
- Context:
- Date:
- 31 Oct 1916
- Diary:
- 3 DIVISION: 438 (Cheshire) Field Company Royal Engineers (page 443)
