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THOMPSON, Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 840 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 9 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Stationer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 840, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 840, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 840, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 840, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 840, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward John Thompson and Jane Thompson of Garden Road, Geraldton, WA. Brother of Claude Thompson who returned to Australia on 15 February 1918 having served with the 51st Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisting he had commence training as an Electrical Engineer
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