Desmond Walter THOMPSON

Desmond Walter THOMPSON Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

THOMPSON, Desmond Walter

Service Number:	69204
Enlisted:	19 August 1942, RDIU (Melbourne Detachment)
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units
Born:	Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 4 August 1924
Home Town:	Dee Why, Warringah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental (Ground Accident), Frankston, Victoria, Australia, Frankston, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 December 1945, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria 2.S.A.11, Springvale War Cemetery, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 69204
19 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units, RDIU (Melbourne Detachment)
19 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 69204

Help us honour Desmond Walter Thompson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of Desmond Patrick and Edna May Thompson of St. Peter's, NSW

LAC Thompson was killed and LAC Morgan 139018 was injured when the 3-ton RAAF truck in which they were travelling failed to take a turn at Baxter's Hill four miles from Frankston, Victoria on the Frankston-Hastings road.

After leaving the road the truck careered for some distance over a paddock mowing down several trees from six inches to a foot thick until it struck a larger one and over-turned.

Both men were from Number 1 Radio Development & Installation Unit at Somers military camp in Victoria

Upload a Picture

Links and Documents

Research Links