Difference between revisions of "Thompson Joseph Ronald Cpl 4456200"
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|Surname and forenames=Thompson Joseph Ronald | |Surname and forenames=Thompson Joseph Ronald | ||
|Army number=4456200 | |Army number=4456200 | ||
| − | |Rank=Corporal | + | |Rank=Corporal. |
|Date of birth=Born 1912/13. | |Date of birth=Born 1912/13. | ||
|Age=27 at the time of his death. | |Age=27 at the time of his death. | ||
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, no enlistment date known, but this was probably Spring 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority R. Casualty while with 1st Tyneside Scottish. |
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
| − | |Home address=50, Charlton St. Gateshead, Son of William and Alice Thompson, husband of Isobel Marie Thompson. Lived at 4, Loweswater Road, Low Fell, Gateshead. | + | |Home address=50, Charlton St. Gateshead, Son of William and Alice Thompson, husband of Isobel Marie Thompson. Married Isabel Middlemiss 7/1937 at Houghton (to be confirmed). Lived at 4, Loweswater Road, Low Fell, Gateshead. |
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| − | |Company/Battery= | + | |Company/Battery=C Company. |
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
|Task or role=Not yet ascertained - possibly Platoon Sergeant. | |Task or role=Not yet ascertained - possibly Platoon Sergeant. | ||
| − | |Promotions=Sergeant (yet to be confirmed). | + | |Promotions=Acting Sergeant (yet to be confirmed). |
| − | |Wounded=Not known definitively - he may have died of wounds. | + | |Wounded=Not known definitively - he may have died of wounds suffered on 20/5/1940. |
|Prisoner of War=No - not likely. | |Prisoner of War=No - not likely. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=Killed in Action 20/5/1940 at Ficheux. Commemorated on Column 66, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]]. Several of the Ficheux casualties were unable to be identified, which may be why he does not have a marked headstone. It is possible that he is buried in one of the unidentified graves in Bucquoy Road Cemetery. | + | |Died/Killed in action=Killed in Action 20/5/1940 at Ficheux. No known grave. Commemorated on Column 66, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]]. Several of the Ficheux casualties were unable to be identified, which may be why he does not have a marked headstone. It is possible that he is buried in one of the unidentified graves in Bucquoy Road Cemetery. This is being further investigated. |
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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[[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]] | [[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]] | ||
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| + | The common nature of his name, and the frequent variations in spelling, made definitive identification of genealogical information more difficult - leading to the need for some confirmation of facts mentioned above. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:43, 19 December 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Thompson Joseph Ronald
Army number 4456200
Rank Corporal.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1912/13.
Age 27 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, no enlistment date known, but this was probably Spring 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority R. Casualty while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
Company/Battery C Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not yet ascertained - possibly Platoon Sergeant.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions Acting Sergeant (yet to be confirmed).
Wounded Not known definitively - he may have died of wounds suffered on 20/5/1940.
Prisoner of War No - not likely.
Died/Killed in action Killed in Action 20/5/1940 at Ficheux. No known grave. Commemorated on Column 66, DUNKIRK MEMORIAL. Several of the Ficheux casualties were unable to be identified, which may be why he does not have a marked headstone. It is possible that he is buried in one of the unidentified graves in Bucquoy Road Cemetery. This is being further investigated.
Home address 50, Charlton St. Gateshead, Son of William and Alice Thompson, husband of Isobel Marie Thompson. Married Isabel Middlemiss 7/1937 at Houghton (to be confirmed). Lived at 4, Loweswater Road, Low Fell, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS
The common nature of his name, and the frequent variations in spelling, made definitive identification of genealogical information more difficult - leading to the need for some confirmation of facts mentioned above.
