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THOMPSON, David Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX34958 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Punchbowl, - New South Wales, Australia, 13 November 1915 |
| Home Town: | Kyogle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | General Motor Driver |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX34958, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted NX34958, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain | |
| 5 Jan 1946: | Discharged NX34958, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
"Behind Bamboo" Excerpt
"... and then Dave Thompson, of Kogarah [incorrect - Kyogle], killed a rat and python in swift succession. He sighted the python under the hut, pulled out one of the bamboo slats and was out of the hut before anyone else had moved. Even so, the python was twenty yards from the hut and streaking for the jungle before Dave broke its back. Then the medical orderlies claimed it and I gather that fried python fillets are on the menu at the R.A.P. tonight."
- Rohan D. Rivett's account of Dave at a POW camp in Malaysia.
Submitted 26 October 2021 by Lauren Marshall
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