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THOMPSON, Gilbert Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 306 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Rutherglen, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HS Seeam Choow between Gallipoli and Alexandria, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 25, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Rutherglen St. Stephen's Anglican Church Great War Memorial Reredos, Rutherglen War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 306, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 306, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 306, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Marie Thompson of High Street, Rutherglen, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Mrs. Cecil Lee-Archer of Albert Park, Victoria
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Marie Thompson of High Street, Rutherglen, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Mrs. Cecil Lee-Archer of Albert Park, Victoria
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