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THOMPSON, Edwin Werrett
Personal Details
Service Number: | 664 |
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Enlisted: | 2 June 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Drysdale, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Railway employee |
Died: | Killed in action - hit by shell, Mont St Quentin, France, 1 September 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 38 |
Memorials: | Colac Soldier's Memorial, Colac St. John's Anglican Church, Drysdale St James' Anglican Church Roll of Honor, Drysdale State School No 1645 Honor Roll, Drysdale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 664, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 664, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion | |
20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 664, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Borda, Melbourne | |
1 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, France | |
3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 664, 21st Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW to left leg. Evacuated to England. | |
4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 664, 21st Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, SW to right shoulder. Evacuated to England. | |
14 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 664, 21st Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", GSW to face received during a raid on German positions in the Lavieville area. | |
8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 664, 21st Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
31 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 664, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Wounds not detailed and he remained with his unit, where he was killed in action the next day 1 September 1918. | |
1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, SN 664, 21st Infantry Battalion |
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