THOMPSON, Glen Alphred
| Service Number: | 28324 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 December 1940, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Adelaide Wireless/Telegraphic Station |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, SA, 15 August 1922 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Parilla and Hindmarsh Island Public Schools, SA |
| Occupation: | Employed by Horwood Ltd and Scott Bonnar |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Unley, Unley, South Australia, Australia, 25 March 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia War Grave |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Dec 1940: | Involvement 28324 | |
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| 17 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 17 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 28324, Adelaide Wireless/Telegraphic Station, Adelaide, SA | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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LAC Glen A Thompson RAAF of Goolwa aged 20. Son of Mr and Mrs Alfred H Thompson of Goolwa. Educated at Parilla and Hindmarsh Island Public Schools, winning his QC. Fond of tennis and wrestling. Also interested in electricial work and did drawing and draughting as a hobby. In civil life was employed by Horwood, Bagshaw Ltd. and Scott Bonnar. Enlisted on 17th December 1940 and after 14 months service in New Guinea was killed as the result of a motor accident whilst on duty despatch riding in Adelaide on March 25 1943. His father a returned soldier from the last war, is now serving in Garrison. His brother is in the RAN serving on a corvette.
Information supplied from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who enlisted in the Second World War.
Airman's Fatal Motor Bike Ride
Leading Aircraftman Glen Alphred Thompson, 20, of Goolwa, was fatally injured when his motor cycle canie into collision with a stationary motor truck at Unley yesterday afternoon. Thompson was riding along Unley road, and when south ot Frederick street, he struck the rear of the truck. He died while being taken in a civil ambulance to the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Death is believed to have been due to a broken neck. Thompson had recently returned from New Guinea.
Plainclothes Constables Sutherland and Calvesbert are preparing a report for the coroner.
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