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THOMPSON, Lancelot (Lancelot Louis Murray)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 196 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 October 1914, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Forest Lodge, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head wound fracturing the skull, King George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 10 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery, London England Cemetery reference is: 16. 33431Q Headstone inscription reads: A soldier and a gentleman, Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery, Nunhead Cemetery, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 196, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 14 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Light Horse Regiment, In the field | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Light Horse Regiment, In the field | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 196, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 196, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 196, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the head fracturing the skull. Invalided to Malta on the 18 July 1915 aboard HS Gascon, he then re-embarked for England on 20 August 1915 | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 196, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 196 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-09-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Murray Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson; husband of Jessie Grant Thomspon of 43 Wetherall Street, Leichhardt, NSW
Father of Lancelot George Thompson and Murray D. Thompson
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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