THOMPSON George Henry

  • First Name(s):
    George 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    THOMPSON
  • Service Number:
    21328
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    4th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    9th July 1916
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 5a and 6C.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and resident Stourbridge, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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THOMPSON George Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Stourbridge St John’s Church
Stourbridge St John’s School now in Stourbridge St John’s Church
Stourbridge War Memorial

Further Information About THOMPSON George Henry

George Thompson was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Thompson of 28 Giles Hill, Stourbridge.  At the outbreak of war he was employed by John Hall and Co. and he volunteered for the Worcesters.  He joined the 4th Battalion which saw service against the Turks at Gallipoli from the 25th April 1915 and after the evacuation of the peninsula returned to the Western Front in early 1916.  They moved to the Somme in June 1916 in readiness for the battle that opened on the 1st July.  They were a second line battalion for the attack at 7.30 a.m. and followed the first troops over the top at 9.30. Because of the huge losses in the first attack the Worcesters made little progress but stayed in the front line for the next few days.  Casualties continued, however, because of continuous shelling and Private George Thompson was killed in action on the 9th July.  He was 22 years of age.

George Thompson has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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