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THOMPSON, Robert Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 109 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Durham, England, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Master |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 39, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 109, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 109, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 109, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Robert Alfred Thompson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
His personal effects were returned to AIF Base Records Melbourne 1920, awaiting a claimant.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of G F Thompson of Harris Street, Granville, NSW later known as G F Toohey of Orange, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal