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Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Thompson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1870-05-27
Place of birth: Indiana County of Haldimand Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Violet Isobel Thompson (wife) Cayuga, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Barrister
Occupation (normalized): Lawyer
Address: Cayuga, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1939-04-20

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel
Rank detail

Lieutenant-Colonel (Army).

Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: yes

Images

Photo of Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Thorburn Thompson ~ Officer Commanding ~ 114th Battalion CEF
Photo of Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Thorburn Thompson ~ Officer Commanding ~ 114th Battalion CEF
Lt. Col. A. T. Thompson Grave Marker in the Thompson Family Cemetery at Ruthven ~ Cayuga, Ontario
Lt. Col. A. T. Thompson Grave Marker in the Thompson Family Cemetery at Ruthven ~ Cayuga, Ontario
Lt. Col. Thompson was an Honorary Chief of the tribes and his Iroquois name was "Ahsaregoah" which signifies "the sword".  Two of the five Companies of the 114th Battalion were members of the Six Nations Confederacy.
Lt. Col. Thompson was an Honorary Chief of the tribes and his Iroquois name was "Ahsaregoah" which signifies "the sword"…
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Thorburn Thompson ~ Officer Commanding ~ 114th Battalion CEF ~ photo taken at Camp Borden 1916
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Thorburn Thompson ~ Officer Commanding ~ 114th Battalion CEF ~ photo taken at Camp Borden 1916
Photo of the Officers of the 114th Battalion CEF taken at Ruthven, Cayuga Ontario in the Spring of 1916 preparing for mobilization of the 114th for Camp Borden Training in July, 1916.  Lt. Col. Thompson Officer Commanding is front row, centre.
Photo of the Officers of the 114th Battalion CEF taken at Ruthven, Cayuga Ontario in the Spring of 1916 preparing for mobilization of the 11…

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 263252
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B9622-S032
Uploader's Research notes: Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Thorburn Thompson was the Officer Commanding of the 114th Battalion CEF assuming the position after the untimely death of Lieutenant Colonel Edwy Sutherland Baxter in February, 1916. [Lieutenant Colonel Army Canadian Infantry 114th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-12-15
Last modified: 2009-03-17