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1757 L/Cpl George Henry Thompson, RE


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I am really struggling with this man's military history. I can't find his MIC/Medal Roll [which may mean he didn't serve o/s] but he has entries in SDGW and SER. He was a teacher and his death was registered in Leeds as he died in 'Nthn G Hosp'

 

What I don't understand is why he has above entries if he didn't serve o/s

 

From Ancestry

Name:

G . H . Thompson

Death Date:

13 Oct 1916

Death Place:

Home

Enlistment Place:

Smethwick, Staffs

Rank:

L Corporal

Regiment:

Royal Engineers

Regimental Number:

1757

Type of Casualty:

Died

Theatre of War:

Home

Comments:

2/3Rd N.M. Field Coy., R.E.

 

 

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War gratuity shows 12 months or less qualifying  service at the time of death - war gratuity could be paid to a man on home service, the only extra criteria was that he had to have had 6 months or more service (if no overseas service). This does give us a little more information over most men who only have the minimum gratuity as you can say that he enlisted between 14 October 1915 and 14 April 1916, if he had only home service.

Craig

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Looks like 2/3rd North Midland Field Company RE.

 

Service record on Find My Past, died of pneumonia.

 

John

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Thanks Craig ^_^

 

Thanks John. I knew he died of pneumonia from a death notice in the Birmingham Daily Mail

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