Sergeant George Edwin Thompson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Thompson,
George Edwin
Date of birth: 1895-12-14
Place of birth: East Clifton Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Henry Thompson, Father, East Clifton, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
East Clifton, Quebec
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-09-04
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, IV. E. 59.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 177997
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(87th Battalion)
Rank detail
Sergeant, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Awards
Military Medal First Bar
Date of award: 1918-10-04
Comment: Award of Bar to Military Medal noted in his service file under Daily Orders #95 of the 87th Battalion.Gazetted in London Gazette Issue 30830, 2 August, 1918.
Military Medal
Comment: Award gazetted London Gazette Issue 29953, 19 February, 1917.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 996685
LAC ID:
264151
Service file: B9635-S043
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Henry and Agnes Learmonth Thompson.
Father died 19 September, 1916 so his medals, Memorial Plaque & Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother Agnes.
Died of gun wounds to the chest at No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station.
Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion Military Medal First Bar
Award of Bar to Military Medal noted in his service file under Daily Orders #95 of the 87th Battalion.
Gazetted in London Gazette Issue 30830, 2 August, 1918.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-10-07