Thomson, Ewing George

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M.C., M.B. : Captain. A.A.M.C., A.I.F., France and England. Enlisting 1st January, 1916, and sailing 1st May, served as R.M.O. 42nd Battn. during 1917-18, being then for two months M.O. n th Australian Field Ambulance till gassed and wounded at Sailly-le-Sec 25th April. Later was two months with A.F.C. at Gloucester and three months at No. 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, until, demobilisation. Immediate Award of M.C.* in May, 1918, and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at The Scots College. Later at St. Andrew's. * On the morning of the 24th April, 1918, in the vicinity of Heilly, Captain Ewing George Thompson, R.M.O. (42nd Battn.), tended the wounded in the open from 4 a.m. till 1 1 p.m. During this period he was subjected to very heavy shelling from H.E. and gas, especially between the hours of 4 a.m. and 7 a.m., but he remained continuously at the Aid Post and worked with great devotion and courage throughout the day, although suffering from the effects of gas contracted almost at the commencement of the bombardment. His rapidity in evacuating the wounded from the gassed area was no doubt responsible for the preservation of many valuable lives.

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1888

Birth in Wallsend -- NSW, Australia 10 June 1888
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Early education at The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1910

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1910
1911

Medical Practitioner at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1911
1912

Lived at 1912 - 1914 @ Dungog [ NSW Australia ]
1914

Lived at 1914 - 1919 @ Rockhampton [ Qld Australia ]
1915

Medical Practitioner at Rockhampton -- Qld, Australia 1915
1915

Married 28 Apr 1915
1916

Enlisted 1 Jan 1916
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Military service as Captain at France --, France ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom
1918

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1918-05-01
1918

Wounded 25 Apr 1918 at Sailly-le-Sec [ Somme France ]
1919

Medical Practitioner at Bundaberg -- Qld, Australia 1919
1919

Returned to Australia 1 Feb 1919
1919

Lived at 1919 - 1929 @ Bundaberg [ Qld Australia ]
1922

City Health Officer at Bundaberg -- Qld, Australia 1922
1929

Lived at 1929 - 1946 @ Brisbane [ QLD Australia ]
1930

Medical Practitioner at Ascot -- Qld, Australia 1930
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Aspinall, Archibald John
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
1946

Death in Ascot -- Qld, Australia 23 November 1946

Gender

Male

From the archives

A letter from Dr Nash congratulating Thomson on his graduation [ JPG ]

Work reference from Dr Archie Aspinall [ JPG ]

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Caricature of Ewing George Thomson by Vasco Loureiro, ca. [ JPG ]

Dr Thomson, photographed in Bundaberg c.1920 [ JPG ]

Portrait of Ewing George Thomson, England c.1918 [ JPG ]

Ewing George Thomson (1888-1946) - Freeman photo, Sydney, ca. 1916.jpg [ scanned_images/EWING George Thomson/ jpg 829657 ]

Ewing George Thomson (1888-1946), Bundaberg, ca. early 1920s.jpg [ scanned_images/EWING George Thomson/ jpg 531996 ]

Ewing George Thomson (1888-1946), England, ca. mid 1918.jpg [ scanned_images/EWING George Thomson/ jpg 398434 ]

Portrait of Dr Ewing George Thomson [ jpg ]

Reverse of portrait of Dr Ewing George Thomson [ jpg ]

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