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Roy Frederick THOMPSON

Regimental number4319
Place of birthNorthcote Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationUpholsterer
Address12 South Crescent, Westgarth, Northcote, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, F J Thompson, 12 South Crescent, Westgarth, Northcote, Victoria
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Military Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry on the 23rd day of August, 1918, at HERLEVILLE WOOD. During the advance, after his platoon Officer and Sergeant had become casualties, this N.C.O. took charge and led his platoon throughout the advance with great skill and daring. On one occasion when his Coy was temporarily held up he rushed forward at the head of a party of men and at the point of the bayonet cleared a wood and succeeded in capturing a number of prisoners. His prompt and timely action assisted his Coy in their further advance. He was the only N.C.O. in his Coy that survived the operation.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109
Date: 15 September 1919

Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 October 1974

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