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THOMPSON, Frank Woodville
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 696 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1914, Enlisted at Eastern Hill, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Guilford, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lee Street State School, Carlton, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 12 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 26 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 696, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Eastern Hill, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 696, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 696, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 12 Jul 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 696, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 696 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-07-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name was registered as Frank Woodville (Woodfield) Dixon Thompson
Son of John Thompson and Jane Thompson nee Graham of Lucerne Crescent, Alphington, Victoria. Brother of Clarence Henry Thompson of the same address
Medals: 1914-15 Star, BritishWar Medal, Victory Medal
Other occupations were Seaman, Farmer and Goldminer
He previously served in the Victorian Senior Cadets, Boer War with the Capetown Highlanders