Alan Joseph (Mick or Bluey) THOMPSON

THOMPSON, Alan Joseph

Service Number: TX3064
Enlisted: 4 June 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/9th Field Company / Squadron RAE
Born: Currie, King Island,Tasmania, Australia, 30 November 1919
Home Town: King Island, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Blacksmith's Striker
Died: Nambour, Queensland, Australia, 6 September 2005, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Nambour (old) General Cemetery, Qld
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World War 2 Service

4 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX3064
15 Feb 1941: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, TX3064, 2nd/9th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre
29 May 1942: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, TX3064, 2nd/9th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Australia's Front Line (incl Darwin Defenders)
26 May 1943: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, TX3064, 2nd/9th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Served in New Guinea.
2 Jun 1945: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, TX3064, 2nd/9th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Served in Borneo.
30 Nov 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX3064

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Biography contributed by Barker Gary

Mick was a prolific letter writer to the King Island WW2 Comfort Fund, where he often recorded the names of other people and the work he been involved with. They are in the Documents Section.