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THOMPSON, Robert Stanley
Personal Details
Service Number: | W1877 |
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Enlisted: | 19 November 1940 |
Last Rank: | Stoker |
Last Unit: | HMAS Yarra (II) |
Born: | North Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 24 August 1922 |
Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Textile machinist |
Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 4 March 1942, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
19 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, W1877, Williamstown, Victoria | |
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19 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, W1877 | |
4 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, W1877, HMAS Yarra (II) |
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