| Regimental number | 3145 |
| Place of birth | Sale, Victoria |
| Other Names | John Percival |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Shop assistant |
| Address | Hillside Crescent, Epping, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 4.25" |
| Weight | 134 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, S. Thomson, Hillside Crescent, Epping, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the 19th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Australian Cemetery (V.C Corner No. 11), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 21 January 1916. Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19/20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2730608: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Statement, 4797 Pte G.S. HICKEY, B Company, 54th Bn, 25 May 1917: 'They [THOMSON and 2875 F. SMITH] were in B Co., and were killed between our line and the German line at Fromelles by artillery fire ... I believe their bodies were left out in the open.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMSON James Percival
Red Cross file 2730608 Red Cross file 2740301 |
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