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THOMPSON, Eric William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19866 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1933 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 September 1915 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor, R.A.N. |
| Died: | Illness while a POW of the Japanese, Burma, 8 June 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A4. B. 5. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Nov 1933: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 19866 |
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Non Warlike Service
| 8 Nov 1933: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 19866, 12 year engagement | |
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| 21 Apr 1936: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 19866, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 19866, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
| 15 May 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 19866, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
| 2 Mar 1942: | Imprisoned Japanese Prisoner of War - Burma | |
| 8 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 19866 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karen Standen
PERSONAL PARS
A/B. Eric William Thompson, of 126 Albert road, was on H.M.A.S. 'Perth'
when she was sunk. After many months of anxiety his mother has received a card stating Eric is a prisoner-of-war in Japanese hands, but in good health. - from the Record, 02 October 1943 (nla.gov.au)
Sadly this information was out of date. Eric had died from Malaria four months earlier.