Frederick John THOMPSON

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THOMPSON, Frederick John

Service Number:	464
Enlisted:	22 August 1914, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wairarapa, New Zealand, 1881
Home Town:	Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Traveller
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 32
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 464, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 464, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 464, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane

The Lost Faces of Warwick and District.

Today, We Stop and Pause to Remember - Fred Thompson 1875-1915
Frederick John (Fred) Thompson was born on 9 October 1875 in Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand. He was the son of Richard John Thompson (1841-1929) and Maria Josephine Butler (1847-1941). Fred had one brother and five sisters.
Age 39, he enlisted in Warwick on 22 August 1914 with the 1st. Australian Expeditionary Force. His battalion embarked from Brisbane on the HMAT Omrah on 24 September 1914. They took on strength in Alexandria, Egypt before leaving for the Gallipoli campaign on 2 March 1915.

Fred was part of the B Coy, VIII Platoon, 16th Section, they were among the first to land on the beach at Gallipoli at 4 o’clock on the morning of Sunday, 25 April 1915. Fred was Killed in Action and has no known grave – "Known Unto God". RIP.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of R.J. Thompson of Ranfurly Road, Fielding, NZ. Brother of Emily Thompson of Brigalong, Gippsland, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Manchester Rifle Volunteers, Fielding, NZ for over 2 years

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