D. J. Thompson (1895-1960)
(Known as David James Thomson)
Item
Dublin Core
Type
Title
D. J. Thompson (1895-1960)
(Known as David James Thomson)
(Known as David James Thomson)
Contributor
Date
1914
Publisher
Wydham City Libraries
Format
text
Language
eng
World War One Veterans Item Type Metadata
Name
D. J. Thompson
Birth Date
Birthplace
Service Number
3004
Enlistment Date
Next of Kin
David Thomson
Father
Father
Address at time of Enlistment
Glebe Street,
Werribee
Werribee
Occupation
Marital Status
Single
Death Date
Place of Burial
Unknown
Biographical Text
No.3004 David James Thomson
[Listed on RSL Honor Board as Thompson, D. J. but correct spelling is Thomson].
David James was born to David and Kate (nee Ryan) Thomson September 1896, in Werribee, Victoria. He had the following siblings:
David enlisted into the Army at Melbourne, Victoria on 25 August 1914. He was aged 19 years and 1 month and he was 5 feet and two and a quarter inches tall. David weighed 9 stone and 7 pounds and had a chest measurement of thirty four and a half inches. His complexion was listed as florid, with grey eyes and auburn hair.
All of this was recorded at the time of his enlistment.
He embarked from Australia on 2 October 1914.
David returned to Australia on 4 November 1918. He was discharged on 21 February 1919.
Post War
David married Agnes Grace Dyer in Victoria, Australia in 1926.
He died in 1960 at Healesville, aged 64.
Medals and Entitlements:
[Listed on RSL Honor Board as Thompson, D. J. but correct spelling is Thomson].
David James was born to David and Kate (nee Ryan) Thomson September 1896, in Werribee, Victoria. He had the following siblings:
- Christina - born 1894
- David James - born 1895
- John Walter - born 1896
- Alexander John - 1897
- Jane Hanorah - 1899
- Agnes Violet - 1901
- Edith - 1903
- William Patrick - 1904
- Isabella Irene - 1906
- Lawrence Henry - 1908
David enlisted into the Army at Melbourne, Victoria on 25 August 1914. He was aged 19 years and 1 month and he was 5 feet and two and a quarter inches tall. David weighed 9 stone and 7 pounds and had a chest measurement of thirty four and a half inches. His complexion was listed as florid, with grey eyes and auburn hair.
All of this was recorded at the time of his enlistment.
He embarked from Australia on 2 October 1914.
David returned to Australia on 4 November 1918. He was discharged on 21 February 1919.
Post War
David married Agnes Grace Dyer in Victoria, Australia in 1926.
He died in 1960 at Healesville, aged 64.
Medals and Entitlements:
- 1914/15 Star
- British War Medal
- Victory Medal
Bibliography
www.ancestry.com.au
www.recordsearch.naa.gov.au
https://aif.adfa.edu.au/aif/
www.recordsearch.naa.gov.au
https://aif.adfa.edu.au/aif/
Medals and Entitlements
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Collection
Citation
“D. J. Thompson (1895-1960)
(Known as David James Thomson),” Wyndham History, accessed June 9, 2023, http://www.wyndhamhistory.net.au/items/show/2565.
(Known as David James Thomson),” Wyndham History, accessed June 9, 2023, http://www.wyndhamhistory.net.au/items/show/2565.
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