George THOMPSON

THOMPSON, George

    Service Number: 1763
    Enlisted: 19 May 1915
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 25th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Liverpool, Lancashire England, 28 January 1892
    Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Dental Mechanic
    Died: Meningitis, Heliopolis, Egypt, 14 February 1916, aged 24 years
    Cemetery: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
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    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toogoolawah Nestle & Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co Honor Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    19 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1763, 25th Infantry Battalion
    20 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 1763, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
    20 Aug 1915: Embarked Private, 1763, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
    14 Feb 1916: Involvement Corporal, 1763, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1763 awm_unit: 25th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-02-14

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of Henry and Minnie THOMPSON; husband of Margaret THOMPSON, "Rangemere", Barker Street, Brisbane

    Biography contributed by Corrie Thompson

    George Thompson was born 28 Jan 1892 - Liverpool, Lancashire in England. 
    Son of Harry Thompson and Margaret Dove, 1 Alexander Road, Litherland, Waterloo.

     In early 1892, two weeks after the birth of George, his dads life came to a terrible death.

    After the death of his father, in February 1892, he and his mother traveled to Australia, and settled in Gunnedah, New South Wales.

     

     

     

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