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Record #23296
Name :
: George William THOMPSON (1897 - 1917)
  aka : Private Thompson


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 Nov 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 10 Nov 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Sheffield
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George William Thompson. Dr. Snow's research shows he was a Barnardo's boy who sailed in 1912 but there is no confirmation through LAC. George W Thompson is listed on the annual report for Dr Barnardo's Homes in 1920 titled 'Faithful Unto Death' as one of the 677 soldiers who gave their lives in the Great War in the Canadian Contingents.

A possible match with George William Thompson and his mother, Alice Maud Thompson at the Leeds Industrial School - A Workhouse for young girls who's parents couldn't control them, who were associating with prostitutes or who were homeless, wandering or begging.

West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910
Name: George William Thompson
Parish: Leeds Industrial Schools, St James Hospital
Baptism Date: 18 Oct 1897
Father's Name: Thompson
Mother's Name: Alice Maud Thompson

Attestation papers signed 7 Dec 1915 in Brampton, Ontario. George William Thompson was born 9 Nov 1897 in Sheffield, England. He was a farm labourer in Palgrave, Ontario at the time. His Next of Kin was his mother, Alice Thompson of 74 St. Mary's Lane, Sheffield, England. 5'5" in height with blue eyes and light coloured hair. His religion was marked as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. His final resting place is unknown, his name is listed on Menin Gate, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12032257 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-31 11:07:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-31 11:08:50 /

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7273 DE LOUGHRY, Frederick A1912ENG, YKS, Sheffield Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
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