| Regimental number | 3654 |
| Place of birth | Tweed River, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Tailor |
| Address | Neil Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18.3 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lydia Thomson, Neil Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3547 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 5108 Pte Oswald William THOMSON, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Bn, Moascar, 12 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 26 March 1917 (septic left ankle); transferred to 1/1 South Midland Division Casualty Clearing Station, 31 March 1917; to 2nd Anzac Casualty Clearing Station, 1 April 1917; to 1/1 South Midlands Casualty Clearing Station, 7 April 1917; to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 9 April 1917; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 13 April 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 21 April 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 7 May 1917. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 27 July 1917 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); transferred to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 29 July 1917; discharged to Base Depot, Havre, 29 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 17 September 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 47 days). Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 27 September 1918 (accidental injury: fractured cervicle); transferred to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 28 September 1918; to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 29 September 1918; to 11th Convalescent Depot, 30 September 1918; to Base Depot, Havre, 6 October 1918; to 2nd General Hospital, 15 October 1918; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 19 October 1918; to Base Depot, Havre, 19 November 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 30 November 1918. Admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance, 29 March 1919 (venereal disease 20), and transferred to 55th Casualty Clearing Station; to to No 1 Stationary Hospital, 4 April 1919; to 39th General Hospital, 18 April 1919; to England, and admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford; discharged, 1 May 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 32 days. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Rio Negro' 25 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 25 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 17 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMSON George Leslie |
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