THOMPSON, George (Power) Myles
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Childers, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Nudgee College, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | Natural causes, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 February 1939, aged 51 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 2 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 31st Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY.
Lieutenant George M. Thompson, who has been on active service for four years, returned to Childers last week for a few days, and received a public welcome from a large number of business people and friends. Lieutenant Thompson, prior to enlisting was a chemist here in the employ of Mr. Thomas Gaydon.' from The Daily Mail 20 Jan 1920 (nla.gov.au)
'DEATHS.
THOMPSON.— On 17th February, 1939, at a private hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Captain George Power Myles Thompson, late 8th Infantry Brigade, A.I.F., of Nonga and Iboki Plantation. Rabaul, New Guinea. Aged 51 years.' from The Courier-Mail 18 Feb 1939 (nla.gov.au)
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