THOMPSON, David Beau
| Service Numbers: | 236860 , 236860 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1987 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 1 |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 28 November 1969 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Patricks Marist Brothers, Dundas,New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Memorials: |
Non Warlike Service
| 16 Sep 1987: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 236860 | |
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| 23 Mar 1989: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, Promoted to rank of Corporal |
Peacekeeping Service
| 17 Dec 1992: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 236860, Somalia - United Task Force Somalia (UNITAF), Posted to Headquarters Australian Forces Somalia in Mogadishu. |
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Non Warlike Service
| 19 Jan 1999: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, Promoted to rank of Sergeant. |
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Peacekeeping Service
| 24 Sep 1999: | Involvement Sergeant, 236860, East Timor - INTERFET (International Force for East Timor) / UNTAET (United Nations Transitional Authority, East Timor), Posted as as a Sergeant 3 Brigade MP Platoon and detached to 2 RAR Bn Group in Dili and Balibo. Then reattached to 3 Brigade MP Platoon in Suai. |
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Non Warlike Service
| 12 Aug 2002: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, Promoted to rank of Warrant Officer Class Two |
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Middle East Area of Operations Service
| 19 Jan 2005: | Wounded Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, 236860, WO2 Dave Thompson (CSM) SECDET 6 was WIA when a suicide truck bomb drove into the Australian Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. He was RTA |
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Iraq, The Second Gulf War, 2003-09 Service
| 20 May 2005: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, Company Sergeant Major of the Security Detachment (SECDET 6) in Baghdad. |
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Non Warlike Service
| 15 Jan 2007: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, Promoted to WO1 RSM |
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Middle East Area of Operations Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 1 |
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236860 WO1 David Beau Thompson enlisted into Australian Regular Army on 16 Sept 1987.
Private Thompson was corps allocated to RACT.
Corps transferred to RACMP in March 1989.
Deployed to Somalia as a Corporal in 1992 on Operation Solace
Deployed to Butterworth, Malaysia in 1998
Deployed to East Timor as a Sergeant in 1999 as part of 3 Bde MP Platoon on INTERFET on Operation Warden.
Deployed to Baghdad, Iraq as a Warrant Officer Class Two as the Company Sergeant Major (CSM) of SECDET 6 in Baghdad.
Was WIA on 19 January 2005, when a suicide truck bomb drove into Australian Embassy in Baghdad.
Succesfully completed Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) course in 2005 and promoted to Warrant Officer Class One.
Decorations/Awards/Commendations
AASM with clasps for Somalia, East Timor and Iraq.
Interfet Medal
Iraq Medal
Defence Force Service Medal with 20 year clasp
National Medal for Service
Australian Defence Medal
Army Combat Badge
Returned from Active Service Badge
ADF Gold Commendation
Meritorious Unit Citation (MUC) for Somalia
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