THOMPSON, George Percy

THOMPSON, George Percy

Full Name: George Percy

THOMPSON

Date of Birth: 10

1884

Place of birth: Halcombe

New Zealand

Occupation: Loco Driver

Address: Argyle WA

Next of Kin: Wife- Lucy Christine Thompson

Next of Kin Address: Argyle WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2493

Rank: Sergeant

Unit/Division: 4th Division Pioneer Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-05-05

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1915-06-25

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-07-19

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1918-04-24

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5/05/1915- To 11th Battalion 7th Reinforcements as Private
31/07/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
4/08/1915- Joined 11th Battalion in the field Gallipoli
6/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Gallipoli
3/02/1916- Appointed Lance Corporal in the field Habieta Egypt
29/02/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion Serapeum Egypt
14/03/1916- Joined 4th Pioneer Battalion in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
14/04/1916- Appointed TEMPORARY CORPORAL Serapeum Egypt
24/05/1916- Promoted CORPORAL in the field Egypt
11/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
1/11/1916- Promoted LANCE SERGEANT in the field France
17/02/1917- Promoted SERGEANT in the field France
4/09/1917- Granted Leave England
24/09/1917- Wounded in Action France ( Shell Wound Penetrating Chest & Right Shoulder ) then to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station
8/11/1917- Admitted 1st Canadian General Hospital Etaples France
9/11/1917- Evacuated/Admitted City of London Military Hospital Clapton England
11/12/1917- To 3rd Australian Aux Hospital Dartford England
19/12/1917- Granted Leave England
2/01/1918- To No. 2 Command Depot England for Return to Australia
15/02/1918- Embarked England for Australia per “Llanstephan Castle”
8/04/1918- Disembarked Australia
24/04/1918- Discharged from Service ( Permanently Medically Unfit for Active Service )