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Jan 19, 1881
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Born in Manchester, England
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Nov 27, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59971 (temporary number
1159)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Florence
May Thompson, wife, 226 Wellington, St., Kingston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Cook
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to “F” Company
o
This
was later reorganized into “C” Company
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Employed
as a Cook in “C” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Dec 12, 1914
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To receive extra duty pay as a Cook
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue
training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion
proceeded to St. Omer
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Jun 12, 1916
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Granted 7 days leave.
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Jun 19, 1916
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1 day extension granted to his leave
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Jun 24, 1916
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While in the front line on the Ypres Salient near
Hill 60 in Belgium, Private Thompson received a concussion when an enemy
shell landed on the cook house and he was evacuated to a field ambulance for
first aid
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Jun 28, 1916
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Transferred to the North Midland Division
Casualty Clearing Station for treatment
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Jul 5, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the casualty clearing
station
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Jan 4, 1917
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Transferred to the CTD (Canadian Training Division)
in Shorncliffe, England for discharge
There is no reason in the file for this decision. The medical files are missing from the service file
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Jan 5, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion and then
attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to
Canada
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Feb 20, 1917
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Embarked the SS Grampian in Liverpool
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Feb 28, 1917
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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Mar 8, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Quebec City, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 112 Montreal St., Kingston, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star, British
War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 35 York St., Kingston,
Ontario
Following his discharge, Harry Thompson was first
employed as a Cook at the Queen’s Military Hospital in Kingston. In 1925 he found employment at the Davis
Tannery in Kingston and retired from that employment in 1957
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Jul 1, 1958
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Harry Thompson died while a patient of the Hotel
Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario and was buried in the Cataraqui Cemetery,
Kingston
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