Lieutenant Russell B Thomson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1888-08-30
Place of birth: Hamilton Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. M. Thomson, 21 Ontario Ave., Hamilton, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Salesman
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, V. D. I.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(19th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-09-16 ?
- Lieutenant, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-05-12 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 66246
LAC ID:
265371
Service file: B9657-S003
Uploader's Notes:
08-09-15 - To be Officer i/c Base Details
24-09-15 - Taken on strength as a Lieutenant 36th Canadian Reserve Battalion12-12-15 - Taken on strength 19th Battalion in France12-10-16 - To Be Acting Captain16-09-16 - To be Acting Major whilst commanding A Coy.09-04-17 - Killed in action
Son of Peter and Mary M. Thomson, of Hamilton, Ontario.
He was active in an unnamed militia at the time of his enlistment.
His batman, Private Edward Robertson Askew reported to the black objective after Major Thomson's death, but returned to collect his personal effects. He was later found buried in the Warneton Crater.
His service file has been digitized and is available at the LAC link above. Extracted details include:
14-05-15 - Sailed08-09-15 - To be Officer i/c Base Details
24-09-15 - Taken on strength as a Lieutenant 36th Canadian Reserve Battalion12-12-15 - Taken on strength 19th Battalion in France12-10-16 - To Be Acting Captain16-09-16 - To be Acting Major whilst commanding A Coy.09-04-17 - Killed in action
Uploader's Research notes:
Not found in "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database, but mentioned in War Diary so incluede in Vimy Group
[Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion Lieutenant Acting Major Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-10