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THOMPSON, Frederick John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 464 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 464, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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