BORN HULL 1884. SON OF JOHN AND ELIZA THOMPSON OF 61, BLAKE STREET, HULL. HE WORKED AS A RAILWAY LABOURER.
HE MARRIED AT ST MARY’S, HUNSLEY ON 25 DEC 1910. HUSBAND OF MARY ELIZABETH METCALF (BORN 25 MAY 1881), AT 4, LATIMER ROAD, LOW ROAD, HUNSLET, LEEDS (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS WIFE WAS A CLOTH WEAVER, BORN IN DARLINGTON. THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN LESLIE WHITE , (BORN 25 JUNE 1909) AND CHARLIE (BORN 21 NOV 1914)
HE ENLISTED LEEDS. SERVED IN THE 18TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 3 MAY 1917, AGED 33. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, MARY ELIZABETH. SHE WAS AWARDED A WEEKLY WAR PENSION OF 22/11 SHILLINGS ON 31 DEC 1917 & LATER LIVED IN STOCKPORT.
| Name | Charles Frederick Thompson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1884 |
| Residence | Hunslet, Yorkshire, |
| Death Date | 3 May 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Leeds, |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 18th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 34383 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
CHARLES FREDERICK
Military Number:
34383
Rank:
Private
Date Died
03/05/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
33
