Private John Thompson
Number: 11123
Company: 54th (Belfast) Company, 13th Battalion, First Contingent. (Posted from a reinforcement draft for the 46th (Belfast), 54th (Belfast) and 60th (North Irish Horse) Companies.)
ENLISTMENT
Date: 29 January 1900
Place: Belfast
Age: 23 years
Trade or calling: Merchant
Place of birth: In the Parish of Ballykelly, in or near the Town of Ballykelly, in the County of Londonderry
Address: Ballykelly, Londonderry
Family: Father James Thompson (dec.), farmer, mother Rebecca Thompson (nee Irwin), of Ballyspallon, Ballykelly.
Previous military service: No
Description: Height 5' 6". Complexion fresh, eyes grey, hair brown. Scar left forefinger.
Religion: Presbyterian
ACTIVE SERVICE
Date to South Africa: 14 April 1900 (with a reinforcements draft for the 46th, 54th and 60th Belfast Companies).
Date home: 8 June 1901
Service medal, clasps and other awards: Queen's South Africa Medal. Cape Colony, Orange Free State clasps.
DISCHARGE
Date: 15 June 1901
Place: Belfast
Reason for discharge: The termination of his engagement
Intended place of residence: C/o Thompson & McCully, Limavady, County Down
Conduct: Good
Special qualifications: Good horseman and groom
Coleraine Chronicle, 15 June 1901
Coleraine Chronicle, 6 July 1901
This page last updated 24 November 2024.