George Thomson

George Thomson

Personal Information
Date of Birth	Not known
Place of Birth	Port Pirie, South Australia
Age at Enlistment	20 years, 4 months
Description	5'6¾" (1.70m) tall ; 175lbs 79.379 kg ; dark complexion ; brown eyes ; dark brown hair
Occupation	Labourer
Religion	Church of England
Address	Gosnells, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , George Thomson (Snr)
Military Information
Reg Number	1787
Date of Enlistment	16 Jun 1915
Rank	Driver
Unit/Formation	28th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement transferred to AASC.
Date of Embarkation	23 Jul 1915 ‒ ?? Aug 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A64 Demosthenes Fremantle to
Date of Return	4 Jan 1919 ‒ 12 Feb 1919
Ship Returned On	HMT Morvada
Fate	Returned to Australia (medical)
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

War Service

On 16 Jul 1915, a month after entering camp, George was allocated to the 2nd reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion. He completed his training in Australia with them and sailed to Egypt.

Admitted to the 1st Birmingham War Hospital on 9 Oct 1918 with a lacerated left hand

Discharged by 5th Military District on 28 May 1919

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