Peter Horwood Arthur THOMPSON

THOMPSON, Peter Horwood Arthur

Service Number: 400845
Enlisted: 9 November 1940
Last Rank: Pilot Officer
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 14 September 1917
Home Town: Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Illness, Timor, 31 March 1942, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, No 2 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Pilot Officer, 400845
9 Nov 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 400845

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

The book "Highest Traditions - the history of 2 Squadron RAAF" by John Bennett has a chapter titled 'Penfoei Pedestrians' which covers the experiences of the volunteers that stayed behind when the last of the aircraft departed on 19 February 1942

A combination of RAAF personnel, a RAN officer and some AIF men was rescued by a USN Submarine some two months later (17 & 18 April 1942)

In that time four men succumbed to various illnesses

Pilot Officer Peter Horwood Arthur Thompson 400845

Corporal Roy Ernest Andrews 18533

AC James Albert Graham 35933

Private Clement Clements TX4036 AIF who died on the 8th of April from snake-bite.

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