George Percy Thompson (1884 - 1957)

Born 21 Nov 1884 in Halcombe, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Christine (Knight) Thompson — married 21 Jun 1915 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1957 at age 72 in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

1884 Born: George was born in 1884 ^[1]. He was the son of William Thompson and Elizabeth London^[2].

1890 School record: Pupil Rata school 29 SEP 1890

In 1915, he married Lucy C Knight in Perth^[3].

THOMPSON—KNIGHT.—On June 21, by special licence in Perth, George Percy, second son of W. H. Thompson, of Ruahini, New Zealand, to Lucy Christine, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. F. Knight, of Knightsbrook, Argyle, Western Australia. Auckland papers please copy.^[4].

He enlisted on May 5, 1915 at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia. George enlisted after hearing that his younger brother John (Jack) Alfred Thompson had died from wounds received at Gallipoli. He said he "needed to go kill a Turk" to avenge the death of his brother. He fought in Gallipoli and then was sent on to France. He fought there for a year before being seriously wounded by GSW to his chest and shoulder. He spent three months in England before being sent home on the hospital ship Llanstephen embarking on the 15 th August 1917^[1]..

He passed away in 1957 and is buried at Bunbury Cemetery^[5][6].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Virtual War Memorial Australia. Record for George Percy THOMPSON. https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/352147
2. ↑ Pauline Meads & Diane Fletcher, Meads Family Tree 1803 to 1983 (book) by Pauline Meads and Diane Fletcher For further information click here.
3. ↑ WA BDM Index, Marriage record, https://www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/: Reg: 379/1915
4. ↑ Family Notices (1915, June 29). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved March 31, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26946951
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232508331/george-percy-thompson : accessed 01 April 2022), memorial page for Sgt George Percy Thompson (1885–20 Oct 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 232508331, citing Bunbury Cemetery, Bunbury, Bunbury City, Western Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Shaz (contributor 49209144) .
6. ↑ Bunbury Cemetery Records. GEORGE PERCY THOMPSON 72 20/10/1957 MALE SOUTH BUNBURY WA 6230 193 ANGLICAN Section D GENERAL. https://bunburycemetery.com.au/cemetery-records/

Acknowledgements

Profile created by Warren Meads by reference to Meads family tree