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Frederick Herbert THOMPSON

Regimental number1659
Place of birthWaverley, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolPaddington Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 11"
Weight181 lbs
Next of kinMrs M J Thompson, Imperial Avenue, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Submarine Corps, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1659
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 May 1915
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No 8), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
71
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry John and Dorothy THOMPSON, Imperial Avenue, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Waverley, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 April 1915.

Killed in action, 29 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsRegimental number listed on Embarkation Roll as 1624.

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