Thompson John Alfred Pte 4692875
From 70 Brigade
Personnel Entry
Name Thompson John Alfred
Army number 4692875
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born Yorkshire 1918/19.
Age 25
Unit Enlisted in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Enlistment Books missing. Trf to The Durham Light Infantry 18/4/1940, Posted 10th Bn DLI. Served Iceland? Posted 6th Bn DLI. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION with 6th Bn DLI 10/9/1944.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 18-Apr-40
Promotions Cpl
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 10-Sep-44
Home address Resident of Doncaster. Son of Jack and Agnes Thompson, husband of Elsie Thompson of Edlington, Yorkshire. Buried Grave 1.A.6 Geel War Cemetery.
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