Archibald (Buchan) Thompson (1878 - 1915)

Born 22 May 1878 in Penola, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 5 Nov 1915 at age 37 in Gallipoli, Canakkale, Turkey

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Biography

Archibald was born in 1878.^[1] He passed away in 1915.^[2]

SN 1976 - name Archibald Thompson, Sister nominated as NOK(Jessie McLachlan Evans). Private 12th Battalion.

Archibald was killed in Action. Archibald went by the surname of Thompson at the time of his death and this is noted in the obituaries and the Letters of administration (deceased estate).

WWI Service Record

Archibald Thompson

Service Number: 1976

Rank: Private

Roll title: 12 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 8 Reinforcements (December 1914 - September 1915)

Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918

Date of embarkation: 01 April 1915

Place of embarkation: Adelaide

Ship embarked on: HMAT Port Lincoln A17

https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1742215/

WWI Digitised Record: Age 32, Occ. Labourer, Next of Kin Mrs Jessie Evans, sister, South Bunbury, Western Australia. http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067486/RCDIG1067486--385-.JPG

Roll of Honour: Archibald Buchan Also known as: Archibald Thompson

Service Number: 1976

Rank: Private

Unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion

Service: Australian Army

Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918

Date of death: 05 November 1915

Place of death: Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire

Cause of death: Died of wounds

Age at death: 34

Place of association: Coolgardie, Australia

Cemetery or memorial details: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1678518/

Sources

1. ↑ Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922. Page 424, Volume 200.
2. ↑ Australia, Imperial Force Burials At Gallipoli, 1915. Burial Year 1915; Unit 12th Battalion; Service Number 1976; Cemetery Shell Green; Plot II. F. 4.

• Death Notice: Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) 3 Dec 1915, p31 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/37592899

• WWI Service Record: https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1742215/

• WWI Digitised Record: http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067486/RCDIG1067486--385-.JPG

• Roll of Honour: https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1678518/

See also: http://www.spirits-of-gallipoli.com/families/files/BUCHAN-A-Gen.pdf