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


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

Marriage (1)
:
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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26092 THOMPSON, A1894ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
14712 THOMPSON, Ada1907ENG,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5715 THOMPSON, Agnes ENG,     Aug 1875 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
26119 THOMPSON, Alfred1892ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
20802 THOMPSON, Alfred J1886ENG,     May 1904 : Dominion CAN Unknown  
7469 THOMPSON, Amy1874ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
9967 THOMPSON, Annie1890ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
26753 THOMPSON, Arthur1903 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16835 THOMPSON, Arthur William 1879ENG,     Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
9758 THOMPSON, Charles1888ENG, LDN, London Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12420 THOMPSON, Charles1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
19025 THOMPSON, Elizabeth1902ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4287 THOMPSON, Emily1901ENG,     Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9928 THOMPSON, Ephraim1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham 1903 : - Unknown - CAN Barnardos  
25657 THOMPSON, Eric1893ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
16169 THOMPSON, Ethel1883ENG,     Jun 1893 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
15452 THOMPSON, Findlay1895ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
8146 THOMPSON, Florence May1914ENG,    , Walsall Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
21016 THOMPSON, Frederick1887ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23296 THOMPSON, George William1897ENG, YKS, Sheffield 1912 : - Unknown - CAN Barnardos  
21498 THOMPSON, Henry1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
24992 THOMPSON, Hugh1900 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6053 THOMPSON, Hugh M.1895ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
12185 THOMPSON, Irene E P1920ENG,     Jun 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24533 THOMPSON, Isabella1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
19509 THOMPSON, J. W.1872ENG,     May 1889 : Nestorian CAN Unknown  
12421 THOMPSON, James1892ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
16848 THOMPSON, James1887ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9549 THOMPSON, James H1900ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6991 THOMPSON, Jane1860ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
5735 THOMPSON, John ENG,     Aug 1875 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
8323 THOMPSON, Joseph1911ENG, LAN, Liverpool Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
15380 THOMPSON, Joseph1862ENG,     1872 : - Unknown - CAN Maria Rye  
15850 THOMPSON, Joseph1871ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
22045 THOMPSON, Joseph1892ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11733 THOMPSON, Kate 1890ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15137 THOMPSON, Louis1900ENG,     - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
7292 THOMPSON, Mary1913ENG, LAN, Liverpool Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
8039 THOMPSON, Mary1854ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
10248 THOMPSON, Nicholas McMann1911ENG, YKS, Stockton Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
27352 THOMPSON, Patricia Catherine1937 Dec 1947 : Asturias AUS Catholic Episcopal Migration & Welfare Assoc.  
7470 THOMPSON, Pauline1876ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
18890 THOMPSON, R. W1891ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
23561 THOMPSON, Reginald Arthur1916ENG, CAM, Chesterton Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24700 THOMPSON, Robert1891 Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
26313 THOMPSON, Robert Charles1923ENG, NFK, Norwich Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
6582 THOMPSON, Stoker1914ENG,    , Tyne Dock Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
11183 THOMPSON, Thomas 1890ENG,     Apr 1899 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
24973 THOMPSON, Thomas1901 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4550 THOMPSON, Violet1899ENG,     Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
25608 THOMPSON, Violet1896ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
12933 THOMPSON, William1885ENG,     Apr 1897 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
24857 THOMPSON, William1891 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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