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Record #23296

Name :: : George William THOMPSON (1897 - 1917)
aka : Private Thompson
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 9 Nov 1897
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
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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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
14250	ALLEN, Alfred	1887	ENG,	1899 : - Unknown -	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
15360	ALLEN, John	1863	ENG,	1872 : - Unknown -	CAN	Maria Rye
15359	ALLISON, James	1861	ENG,	1872 : - Unknown -	CAN	Maria Rye
2756	ALLNUTT, Francis Benjamin	1876	ENG, KEN, Bromley	Mar 1887 : - Unknown -	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home	14Germain
5749	ANDREWS, William		ENG,	Aug 1875 : - Unknown -	CAN	Louisa Birt
8730	BAILEY, Arthur William	1903	ENG,	1910 : - Unknown -	CAN	Barnardos
22722	BAIN, Gertrude	1922	SCT, , Aberdeen	Apr 1946 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
5724	BAKER, Charles	1870	ENG,	Aug 1875 : - Unknown -	CAN	Louisa Birt
14354	BAKER, Emma	1886	ENG,	1898 : - Unknown -	CAN	British Women\'s Emigration Association
15592	BAKER, Eva L		ENG,	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
15767	BAKER, Horace	1876	ENG,	1889 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
2655	BAKER, John	1915	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	1920 : - Unknown -	CAN	Middlemore
14442	BALDWIN, Walter	1881	ENG,	1895 : - Unknown -	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
22015	BAMSEY, Joseph Frank	1892	ENG, , Devon	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18472	BARNES, Alfred	1870	ENG,	1885 : - Unknown -	CAN
18497	BARNES, Clarence George	1915	ENG,	1930 : - Unknown -	CAN
18519	BARNES, F G	1915	ENG,	1930 : - Unknown -	CAN
18703	BARNES, Henry	1867	ENG,	1881 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18705	BARNES, Henry	1899	ENG,	1899 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18707	BARNES, Herbert Leonard	1882	ENG,	1897 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18726	BARNES, Joseph	1878	ENG,	1893 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18737	BARNES, Matilda	1869	ENG,	1884 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18762	BARNES, Sarah Ann	1872	ENG,	1882 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18811	BARNES, William Henry	1894	ENG,	1909 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19000	BARNETT, Agnes	1853	ENG,	1871 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19003	BARNETT, Alfred	1890	ENG,	1900 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19007	BARNETT, Archibald	1894	ENG,	1908 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19016	BARNETT, Henry	1898	ENG,	1907 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19018	BARNETT, Lilian	1896	ENG,	1907 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19020	BARNETT, Rosina	1899	ENG,	1907 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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