BORN WEST NEWTON, YORKSHIRE 1875. SON OF JOSEPH & KATHLEEN THOMPSON, OF SWINE, HULL. A GARDNER, WORKING IN SKIRLAUGH (1911 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST CONNAUGHT RANGERS, DIED IN MESOPOTAMIA, ON 16/06/1917, AGED 41. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE BASRA CEMETERY, IRAQ. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIFE.
HIS WIDOW ELIZABETH, LIVED AT 2 LEONARD’S AVENUE,ALEXANDRA ROAD, HULL. HIS DEATH AND ADDRESS WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 05/07/1917. SHE LATE MOVED TO 6 CHARLES STREET, HULL (PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS).
First name:
JOHN THOMAS
Military Number:
1469097
Rank:
Private
Date Died
16/06/1917
Place died:
Basra War Memorial, Iraq
Age:
41
