THOMPSON, Charles Edward

THOMPSON, Charles Edward

Full Name: Charles Edward

THOMPSON

Date of Birth: 02

1884

Place of birth: Perth WA

Australia

Occupation: Jetty Builder- Labourer

Address: Geraldton WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Elizabeth Jane FENNER

Next of Kin Address: Causeway Road Busselton WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 6483

Rank: Lance Corporal

Unit/Division: 4th Field Company Engineers

Enlistment Date: 1915-10-06

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1916-03-11

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-14

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-09-07

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02/10/1915- Completed Application for Enlistment & Medical Examination Geraldton WA
06/10/1915- To 32nd Depot Company Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Private
12/11/1915- To Engineers Reinforcements WA
07/01/1916- To 4th Reinforcements 4th Field Company Engineers Blackboy Hill WA
11/03/1916- Embarked Sydney NSW aboard ” Orsova ” bound for Egypt
14/04/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt to Overseas Training Camp Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
07/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
15/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
09/07/1916- Taken on Strength Field Company Engineers Etaples France as Driver & Re-Mustered as Sapper ex Base Depot
17/01/1918- Granted Leave Paris France
27/01/1918- Rejoined Unit France ex Leave
07/02/1918- Appointed Lance Corporal France
25/08/1918- Granted Leave Paris France
15/09/1918- Rejoined Unit France ex Leave
18/01/1919- Promoted Temporary Corporal France
12/03/1919- Granted Leave Belgium
22/03/1919- Rejoined Unit Belgium ex Leave
30/03/1919- Reverts to Rank Lance Corporal France
09/04/1919- To 3rd Training Battalion England ex Australian General Base Depot Havre France
04/06/1919- Embarked England aboard ” Bremen ” for Return to Australia
18/07/1919- Disembarked Fremantle WA
07/09/1919- Discharged from Service ( Termination of Period of Enlistment ).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 9157

Victory Medal – No. 9110.

 

BROTHERS SERVICE DETAILS

1644- THOMPSON, Pte. Victor Albert- 51st Battalion- Died of Wounds- 13/09/1916.