THOMPSON, Robert Herbert
| Service Number: | 10585 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sunbury, Hume, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Traralgon War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10585, Field Artillery Brigades | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 10585, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 10585, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 10585, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10585 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Martin
Robert Herbert THOMPSON was born in Traralgon, Victoria in 1891 and was farming at Lancefield Junction (near Sunbury) when he joined the AIF on 28/7/1915 in Melbourne.
Robert was 5ft 71/2 inches tall, had blue eyes and brown hair.
He showed his next of kin as both his mother, Rhoda Thompson and his wife Ida Thompson both living at Lancefield Junction.
He left Melbourne on 5/1/1916 as part of the Field Artillery.
Robert was killed in action on 11/10/1917 during fighting near Ypres, Belgium.
He is buried at The Huts Cemetery just south/west of Ypres.
He is remembered on the Sunbury War Memorial.