THOMPSON, George Alfred
| Service Number: | 1334 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 9 June 1887 |
| Home Town: | Rhondda, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Teralba Public School, 57 York Street, Teralba, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Wakefield, New South Wales, Australia, 17 August 1942, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 3-162. 10. |
| Memorials: | Teralba Public School Boys HR |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1334, 12th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1334, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1334, 12th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 13 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Mechanic Cpl | |
| 14 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1334, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served and suffered during The Great War, now resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
78 years ago today, on the Tuesday afternoon of the 18th August 1942, Corporal (mechanic) George Alfred Thompson, 2nd Squadron Australian Flying Corps, engineer from Rhondda via Teralba, New South Wales, father of five, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 55. ANGLICAN 3-162. 10.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page10044457 - funeral notice states service.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132821288
Born at East Maitland, New South Wales on the 9th June 1887 to George Edward and Agnes Matilda Thompson; husband of Catherine Thompson nee Casey (married 1911, Lambton, N.S.W., died 1955), George enlisted August 1915 with the 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment at Newcastle, N.S.W.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137096909
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137096225
Admitted to hospital 13.12.1915 with dysentery (slight), 11.10.1916 with nephritis (mild) and malaria, George returned home July 1919, being discharged on the 14th September 1919.
Mr Thompson’s name has been inscribed on the Teralba Soldiers' Memorial (photos, unveiled on the 27th April 1918), Teralba Public School Roll of Honour, Wakefield & Rhondda Honor Roll, Cardiff Methodist Church Roll of Honour and The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall.
I have placed poppies at George’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and duty for God, King and Country.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=23138#2
Younger brother Charles Huntley (Reg No-789, 13th Battalion, born 1889, died 1971, Burwood, N.S.W.) also served 1st A.I.F.
Lest We Forget.
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