Hubert Thompson
Name Hubert Thompson
Number Private 2503
Battalion 8th Battalion
Place of Birth Krowera
Next of Kin His father, Mr. J Thompson Hazelmount Krowera via Loch
Date and place of enlistment Melbourne 4/6/1915
Physical details on enlistment Age 25 years, 5’8”, 11 stone 6 pounds, blue eyes and light brown hair
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Machinery fitter
Date and place of death
He was killed in action in France on 25/7/1916
Location of grave or memorial
He was buried at Gordon Dump Cemetery (Ovilliers La Boisselle) Sausage Valley between Boiselle and Catalmaison
¼ mile east of La Boisselle 2 and ¾ miles ENE of Albert
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He was from Krowera and must have had a Meeniyan connection
Military History
- He is on the Meeniyan Honour Roll
- 4/6/1915 He enlisted in Melbourne
- Hubert started in the 7th reinforcement of the 8th Battalion
- 16/7/15 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Demosthanes
- He was at Gallipoli and went to Rest Gully Anzac with diarrhoea and then dysentery
- 1/11/ 1915 He was admitted to Heliopolis Hospital Cairo with dysentery
- 12/10/15 He was transferred to convalescent hospital Helouan
- 4/11/15 He was discharged from hospital
- 7/1/16 He embarked Alexandria on Empress of Britain
- 26/3/16 He Joined British Expeditionary Force
- 31/3/16 He disembarked in at Marseilles
- 25/7/16 He was killed in action France
- His effects consisted of identity discs, spectacles in case, metal cigarette case, tobacco pouch, pocket knife, money purse, testament, 5 coins and a metal cased pencil
- 30/10/16 His sister, Sarah, wrote for a death certificate and also asked for the correct address for Cecil Robert Thompson. She wrote again on 14/11/16 with the same request
- 5/9/19 Joseph Thompson asked for a duplicate death certificate.
- 12/11/19 The Commonwealth Bank asked for details of the Next of Kin of Private Thompson
- 27/9/1921 The family received his scroll 27/9/1921 and plaque 30/8/21
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