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THOMSON, Percy William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 725 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cowwarr, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HS Galeka, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Goldfields First Enlistments WWI Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Boulder St George's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 725, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 1 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarking | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 725, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 725, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Recreation Hotel,, Boulder, WA
Son of William Swanston Thomson and Elsie Elizabeth Thomson nee Allen
Next of kin given as his brother Allen Thomson of 147 York Road, Subiaco, WA later of 47 Rennie Street, Moreland, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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