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Private Henry Thompson

 

Number: 11076

Company: 60th (Belfast) Company, 17th Battalion, First Contingent

ENLISTMENT

Date: 15 January 1900

Place: Belfast

Age: 22 years (born 1 September 1877 in Hyde Terrace, Newry, County Down).

Trade or calling: Timber clerk

Place of birth: In the Parish of Newry, in or near the Town of Newry, in County Down

Family: Father James Thompson, farmer and land agent, mother Elizabeth Thompson (nee Sloan) of Crieve House, Newry, County Down.

Previous military service: No

Description: Height 5' 7". Complexion fresh, eyes brown, hair brown.

Religion: Church of England

ACTIVE SERVICE

Date to South Africa: 6 April 1900 (?)

Date home: (?)

Service medal, clasps and other awards: Queen's South Africa Medal. Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Rhodesia, 1901 clasps.

DISCHARGE

Date: (?)

Place: (?)

Reason for discharge: (?)

 

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This page last updated 18 March 2025.