Wyndham History

D. J. Thompson (1895-1960)
(Known as David James Thomson)

Item

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Type

Title

D. J. Thompson (1895-1960)
(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

Address at time of Enlistment

Glebe Street,
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:
  • 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
War Service
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/

Medals and Entitlements

1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal

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.

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