THOMPSON, Lanette Jean

Date of Birth	1949-12-03
Date of Death	2002-05-11
Age	52
Gender	Female
Birth Place	AUS, TAS, Currie, King Island
Cause of Death	Illness

Service Details

Service	WRANS – Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service
Date of Entry	1967-02-20
Rank	WRAN
Rate	Writer
Official Number	W86496
Discharge Notes	Post 1970
Service Period	1967-
Service Record	Yes

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Mersey Vale Memorial Park
Cemetery Address	Stony Rise Road, QUOIBA, TAS, 7310
Demonination/Area	L
Section	7
Row	Y
Grave Number	3
Grave Type	Memorial Only

Notes

Lanette was my best friend in the WRANS and we stayed friends until she lost her battle with cancer on 11 May 2002. In 2025 whilst attending the WRANS reunion in Hobart I took the opportunity to go to Devenport and visit the family grave with her memorial.

Sources

• Service Record - Australian National Archives

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