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Private George John Thompson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-08-22
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Clara Minnie Thompson, mother. 100 Weston Road, South Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Piano Maker
Occupation (normalized): Piano Maker
Address: 100 Weston Road, South Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 158735
Highest Rank: Private (18th Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 297443
LAC ID: 264194
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B9636-S027
Uploader's Notes:

PTE G. THOMPSON KILLED

"He gave himself up, I don't want any praise." In these words Mrs. Thompson of 100 Weston road south, expressed the loss of her 18 year-old son, Pte George G. Thompson, reported killed in action. "He wrote in a recent letter that he thought he would be coming home, owing to have been taken ill, and then later he said: "Don't worry about me, if you don't get a letter, you will know we have got a lot of work to do and it is impossible to write. But if things go right I'll be home soon." Office notice states Pte. Thompson was killed on April 9. He was born in Toronto, enlisted in December 1915, and had been in France since June last. He was previously buried by a shell and had been injured about the head, but recovered shortly thereafter. Prior to enlisting he was attending the Technical High School and was learning a trade with a local piano firm.

Toronto Star. May 3, 1917

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ee ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-12