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Fred Thompson (rugby union)

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came to Australia and again Thompson played in all three Tests, twice as number 8 and once at flanker. His rugby career ended with the start of
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in January 1915 six months after war was declared, citing his occupation as carpenter. He embarked as a Private with the
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Memorial in Shrapnel Valley where lies Fred Thompson and 526 other Australian fallen
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Burials at Shrapnel Valley Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
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and was there killed in action on 29 May 1915. He is buried in the
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This biographical article relating to Australian rugby union is a
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with a tally of six international rugby caps for Australia.
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to Henry and Dorothy Thompson, Fred Thompson played at
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Australian military personnel killed in World War I
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Maroubra, New South Wales
Gallipoli
Ottoman Turkey
number eight
Eastern Suburbs
Wallabies
national representative
rugby union
Great War
Maroubra, New South Wales
number eight
Eastern Suburbs RUFC
Wallabies
Larry Dwyer
All Blacks
World War I
AIF
13th Battalion
Gallipoli
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery at Gallipoli

Fred Thompson's record at the AIF Project







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