BORN WHITLEY, YORKSHIRE, 1887. THIRD SON OF JOHN & ANN THOMPSON, OF 1 CARLTON AVENUE, VICTOR STREET, HULL. FOURTH OF FIVE CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A LABOURER (1911 CENSUS).
ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 27504, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 107TH MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION ON 03/08/1917, AGED 30. COMMEMORATED ON THE MENIN GATE, MEMORIAL, YPRES, BELGIUM. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, JOHN.
| Name | Robert Thompson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Whitley, Yorkshire, 1887 |
| Death Date | 3 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps Infantry 107th Company |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 82614 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 27504, E. Yorks Regt. |
First name:
ROBERT
Military Number:
82614
Rank:
Private
Date Died
03/08/1917
Place died:
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
30
92 , STEYNBURG STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
