Robert Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1891)

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Full name Robert W. Thompson Years Club		1911, 1913 University Name Robert Thompson
Date of birth (1891-03-05)5 March 1891 Date of death 8 February 1918(1918-02-08) (aged 26) Role Australian Rules Footballer Died February 8, 1918, Cobden, Australia Original team St Patrick's College, Ballarat

Robert William Thompson (5 March 1891 – 8 February 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne University Football Club.

From the Victorian town of Cobden, he died at age 26 in 1918 after a suffering a brain tumour.

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