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THOMPSON, Robert John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 13 August 1885 |
Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | School Teacher |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 May 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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24 May 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
5 Aug 1916: | Involvement Captain, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 |
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