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Robert Arthur THOMPSON

Regimental number1197
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressMarmion Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs V E Thompson, Garviehurst, Marmion Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Enlistment date31 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 February 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Isabel Anne THOMPSON
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death19 June 1941
Age at death51
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia

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