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THOMPSON, Percy Chamberlain
Personal Details
| Service Number: | T8 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 12/50 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Launcestion, Tasmania, Australia, 5 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Company Secretary |
| Died: | Heart Attack, Launceston, 9 December 1972, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Cremation Memorials, Rose Garden, A1, 47 |
| Memorials: | Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Embarked 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, GSW left shoulder, hand amputated. Was initially reported missing | |
| 8 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, As a result of thumb being amputated after wounding Menin Rd 20/9/1917 |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, T8 | |
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| 27 Jan 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, T8, 12/50 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
Depsite losing his left thumb in 1917 at the Battle for Menin Rd, Percy Chamberlain enlisted for WWII 12/7/1940 in the 2/50th Battalion.
In the inter war years he was promoted from:
Lieutenant to:
20/11/1922 - Captain
15/3/1929 - Major
1/9/1932 - Lt Colonel
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