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THOMPSON, Richard

Service Number:	1191
Enlisted:	19 October 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, NSW, 1893
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove II A 6, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall

World War 1 Service

19 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1191, 2nd Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1191, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1191, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Emily Thompson