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THOMPSON, Archie Campbell
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| Service Number: | 400400 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Birchip, Victoria, Australia, 22 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Northern Territory, Australia, 21 July 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT D.A.9., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River 31 Beaufighter Squadron Memorial Plaque, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club WW2 Honour Roll |
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Archibald and Margaret Alice Thompson
Husband of Joan Thompson of Melbourne, Victoria
Flight Lieutenant Archie Campbell Thompson 400400 was the only casualty when Beaufighter A19-143 of Number 31 Squadron RAAF crashed due to an engine failure on take-off at Pell Field
Other crew injured were Flying Officer David Bryan Frith Strachan 401862 & Flight Sergeant Ian Hickson 424412
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