THOMPSON, Ernest Henry
| Service Number: | 1165 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer/Carpenter |
| Died: | Glen Davis, New South Wales, Australia , 19 October 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1165 | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1165, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1165, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 14 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1165 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Martin
Ernest Henry THOMPSON was born in Sunbury during 1892 and was working as a Labourer/Carpenter when he enlisted on 6/10/1914.
He left Melbourne on 22/12/1914 aboard the HMAT Ulysses as part of the 14th Battalion.
He served on Gallipoli and was wounded on 8/8/1915.
He was sent to the UK for recovery but went AWL on 22/2/1916 and did not return till 14/6/1916. During this time he married Cecilia Clancy in Edinburgh on 18/3/1916.
He went AWL again on 20/11/1916 and returned on 28/12/1916. He was Court Martialed for these AWL offences.
He was returned to Australia on 30/1/1918 and discharged on 14/5/1918.
Ernest died at Glen Davis, NSW on 19/10/1951.