THOMAS, Percy George
| Service Number: | 1152 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
| Born: | Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, 27 September 1877 |
| Home Town: | East Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 January 1953, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1152, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
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| 16 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 1152, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: SS Makambo embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Sep 1917: | Embarked Private, 1152, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Makambo, Brisbane | |
| 1 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
| 20 Nov 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1152, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
| 14 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1152, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Percy George Thomas was the elsdest child of Robert Tabor Thomas (born in St Michael's, Gloucestershire UK) and Winifred Elvira Malone (daughter of a Britsh Army Officer born at sea in the Bay of Biscay). Percy grew up in Glocestershire and emigrated to Brisbane, QLD Australia where he worked initially as a Labourer.
Younger brother Robert Tabor Thomas had also emigrated to Brisbane QLD and in 1899 was serving with the 1st QLD Mounted Infantry in the Boer War in South Africa.
Percy married Emily Topham in 1902 in Brisbane, QLD and worked there as a Clerk until 1917 when he enlisted with the AIF as a Private (Service No: 1152). Percy served with Rabaul Relief Corps, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force until his Discharge in 1919
Percy and Emily lived and raised their family in Brisbane, QLD during the 1920s and mid 1930s - in Census information during this period, Percy gives his occupation as Warrant Offcer.
The family moved to Townsville, QLD in the late 1930s, where Percy worked as a Clerk. Returning to Brisbane, QLD Percy worked as a Salesman until his death in Brisbane in 1953
Percy's and Emily's son, Percy George Thomas served during WWII with 1 Australian Parachute Battalion from 1939 to 1945