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THOMPSON, Harold William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 391 |
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Enlisted: | 26 September 1914, Lt (1/7/1911) and Capt (18/8/1913) with 91st Senior Cadets |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, December 1889 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Photographer |
Died: | GSW to head, France, 9 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot V, Row A, Grave. 2 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 391, 14th Infantry Battalion, Lt (1/7/1911) and Capt (18/8/1913) with 91st Senior Cadets | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 391, 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 Sergeant, 391, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
18 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 391, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
1 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
29 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 391, 14th Infantry Battalion, GSW right arm | |
6 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
1 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
14 Feb 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
9 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-09 | |
12 Feb 1919: | Honoured Military Cross, Led raid Bois-de Vaire 16/6/1918 For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a raid, He rushed a post of three single-handed, killing two, whilst the other was shot trying to escape. He led his party with fine courage and determination, and reached his objective, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy, and returning with three prisoners and a machine gun |
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