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THOMPSON, Percy William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2908 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 June 1932, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham (Pioneer) Cemetery, Victoria Plot: 35*119CE*O |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 2908, Divisional Ammunition Column | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 2908, Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 2908, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 16 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1914-1917 Service in France and England - wounded in action and gassed (twice) France 1917 | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2908 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Percy was the son of James Joseph Thompson and Clara Thompson nee Fitzmaurice.
In 1922 Percy married Sister Harriet Selina Mogg.