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Died: 30th August 1918. Killed in Action, Peronne, France.
Mother: Cecilia Matilda Thompson. nee:.
Richard Stanley Thompson enlisted with the 7th Reinforcements, 36th Battalion AIF on the
3rd of Maech 1917 and left Sydney on board HMAT A24 "Benalla" on the 10th of May 1917. Whilst at Fremantle in
Western Australia, Richard was Charged with being Breaking Shore Leave
and Failing to Embark. He was fined 144 hours confindment by Major: James Harry OLIFENT
(Sea Transport) After leave from Fremantle in Western Australia he proceeded to Capetown
and finally disembarked at Plymouth, England on the 19th of July 1917.
Richard was marched to the 9th Training Battalion at the Durrington Army Camp at Larkshill, Salsbury
Plains where he spent the next 5 months in training before proceedeng overseas for France via Southport
on the 19th of December 1917. He was marched in to Rouelles and out the the front where he was Taken
on in Strength with the 36th Battalion in Belgium.
On the 3oth of April 1918, Richard was transfered to the 33rd Battalion after the 36th Battalion
was disbanded due to lack of able bodied men the compliment all four Battalions. and four months
later Richard was Killed in Action at Peronne, France.
Stanley is remembered with honour and is commemerated in perpetuity by the Commonweath War Graves
Commission at Peronne Communal Cemetery Extendion, France.
3rd April 1919.
Informant; Private: 3379 Henry Burleigh SAYWELL.
I helped to bury Lieutenant: 1405 George Moffatt CARSON (don't know company) on the night
of August 31st, after he had been killed, I believe instantly that morning during the hop over
by machine gun bullets through the shoulder and mouth at BOUCHAVESNES, north of MONT ST-QUENTIN. I
was a H/Qs runner at the time. We carried his body about 100 yards from where he fell to bury him.
A cross was made for his grave. Private: 3132 Richard Stanley THOMPSON was buried in the
same grave. I dont remember when he was shot.
33rd Bn Headquarters, Le Harve, France.
Richard was a single 21 year old Pastry Cook/Motor Driver from 472 Bourke Street, Surry Hills/Sydney,
N.S.W. upon enlistment. He was educated at the Bourke Street Public School and had nine cousins
who seved during the Great War, one receiving the Distinguished Service Order
whilst another received for Nursing the Red Cross.
(Photo; Australian War Memorial)
(Australian National Archives)
UNDER CONSTRUCTION 22/11/2007.
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