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THOMPSON, George Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Commissioned Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1917, Serving as Lieutenant in Royal Australian Garrison Artillery at Fort Queenscliff, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Army Officer |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Leighterton Airfield, England, 3 July 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Leighterton Church Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England INSCRIPTION BELOVED HUSBAND OF MADELINE AND LOVING FATHER OF MARIE THOMPSON |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Serving as Lieutenant in Royal Australian Garrison Artillery at Fort Queenscliff, Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, France | |
| 29 Jan 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, AFC / RFC operations Western Front / Middle East | |
| 9 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, No. 7 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, England | |
| 3 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Killed in the course of pilot training |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Deaths Sep 1918 Thompson George R 26 Tetbury 6a 376
He was 26 and the son of Alexander James and Mary Thompson; husband of Madeline L. Thompson, of 26, Fawkner St., St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria.He also left a daughter, Marie.
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