The King's Candlesticks: Pedigrees Robert Hampton (Bob) THOMPSON [22618]

William Thomas Denis THOMPSON [22653]
(1842-1919)

Mary Josephine DEERY [22654]
(1854-1920)

Robert Collet Edwin HAMPTON [14886]
(1842-1899)

Margaret McNEILL [21915]
(1847-After 1910)

William Henry THOMPSON [16573]
(1877-1930)

Mattie Edith HAMPTON [22615]
(1886-1954)

Robert Hampton (Bob) THOMPSON [22618]
(1917-1967)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Living

Robert Hampton (Bob) THOMPSON [22618]

Born: 8 May 1917, Boulder City W.A.
Died: 10 Jun 1967, Brisbane Queensland Aust. aged 50
Crem.: Brisbane Queensland Aust.

bullet Cause of his death was cancer.

bullet General Notes:

Bob had a distinguished career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 1939 - 1967
He was taken a Prisoner of War between 1942 and 1945 in Tokyo, Japan.
After the War he attended RAF Staff College, Bracknell, Berkshire. England and achieved the rank of Wing Commander in 1955. By 1963, Bob, now Group Captain, was C.O. of 82 Wing at RAAF Amberley Queensland, 82 Wing is a bomber command and was flying CAF Canberra and Boeing B47 Bombers. he was promoted Air Commodore before his untimely death.

His son Bob has a website with more information on his father's illustrious career with the RAAF.
See: http://www.catalina24-8.com.au/53.html or http://www.catalina24-8.com.au/memorial.html

bullet Research Notes:

Image Courtesy of Bob Thompson (Jnr) 2016

Robert married Living

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