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THOMPSON, Royal
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1057 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Sorrento St. John's Anglican Church Memorial Window |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1057, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1057, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Wars
WW1
1057 PTE Royal Thompson.
6/BN AIF
Enlisted 05-09-1914
D.O.B 16-10-1894
Lied about his first name.
WW2
VX 11949 Robert Frederick Thompson
Enlisted 20-04-1940
Lied about his D.O.B put down his date of birth as 1905. So he was 11 years younger than he really was.
Submitted 11 November 2021 by Teagan Lawrence