THOMSON, Harry
| Service Numbers: | 191, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | HQ Education Services |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 27 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Unley Public School, St Peter's College, University of Adelaide (LL.B: 1909), [Rhodes Scholar] University of Oxford (BA & GradDip Ec & PSc) |
| Occupation: | Barrister, Solicitor & Soldier |
| Died: | Leukemia, Millswood, South Australia, 20 October 1933, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia West Terrace, General Section Road 1 South, E/W Count E. Site 3 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Members of the Legal Profession & Students at Law WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Queenscliff Fire Brigade Honor Roll, Queenscliff Methodist Church Honor Roll, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 191, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 1 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Wounded Battle for Pozières , Shell Shock; admitted Officers Rest Station | |
| 20 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 6 Jul 1917: | Wounded Gun-Shot Wound Arm | |
| 4 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Captain, 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 4 Jan 1918: | Honoured Military Cross | |
| 2 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, HQ Education Services | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, HQ Education Services | |
| 1 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, HQ Education Services | |
| 6 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, Officer, HQ Education Services, SS Kaiser-i-Hind, England | |
| 6 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Officer, HQ Education Services | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Military Cross Citation
As Assistant Staff Captain, and later as Staff Captain, his work has been consistently good during the period 22nd September 1917 to 24 February 1918. Thoroughly reliable, possessing good judgement, tactful and conscientious, he has been of great assistance to the Brigade. He holds the respect of all ranks.
Submitted 18 November 2015 by Nathan Rohrlach
Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
In 1919 appointed Deputy Director of Education. In 1920 he stood for election to one of the vice president position with the Returned Sailors & Soldiers' Imperial of Australia South Australian Branch. He want stronger financial control, the building of a club house, establishing mor sub branches, returned men being given preference for jobs He was not elected and recieve 180 votes.
Biography
Next of kin was Aunt, Miss M.L. Thomson
Returned on board Kaiser-i-Hind 6 May 1919. Disembarked 14 June 1919
Severely wounded in 1917
Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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