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THOMSON, George William Wyville
Personal Details
Service Number: | 915 |
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Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bordertown, South Australia, 28 February 1893 |
Home Town: | Gladstone, Northern Areas, South Australia |
Schooling: | Yongala Public School, Gladstone Public School, Gladstone High School |
Occupation: | Bank clerk |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Meteren Military Cemetery Buried Le Roukloshille Military Cemetery, exhumed 07 Jan 1920 and reburied at Meteren , Meteren Military Cemetery, Meteren, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National Australia Bank WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Gladstone Memorial Fountain, Gladstone Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Gladstone Town and District WW1 Honour Roll, Gladstone War Memorial, Hazelwood Park (Knightsbridge) War Memorial, Kulpara District Council Roll of Honour, Paskeville Honour Roll WW1, Paskeville Soldiers Memorial Gates, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 915, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 915, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 915, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 915, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
24 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 915, 10th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 915 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: S/Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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