Terry Carter Posted 26 September , 2004 Share Posted 26 September , 2004 Hello all, Has anyone got any info, please, or a picture of Major Henry George Allen Thomson, Royal Warwickshire Regiment who was attached to the 15th Div HQ Staff. He was Mentioned in Dispatches (London Gazzette 13 July 1916 (acting Lt Col.) He died on 28 March, 1917 and is buried in Anzac Cemetery, Sailly Sur-la-Lys. Thanks Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rflory Posted 26 September , 2004 Share Posted 26 September , 2004 Major Henry George Allan Thomson, R War R Born on 23 Nov 77, the son of Henry Thomson, Esq. of Fiji Educated at Cheltenham College from Jan 89 to Dec 95 Gentleman Cadet, RMC, Sandhurst, 1896 Commissioned as 2nd Lieut, R War R, on 7 May 98 Promoted to Lieut, R War R on 5 Apr 99 Promoted to Captain, R War R on 22 Mar 02 Passed Staff College Adjutant, Volunteers, from 13 Dec 04 to 12 Dec 07 DAAQMG, Jamaica from 14 Feb 12 to 17 Oct 14 Promoted to Major on 10 Jun 15 From 1915-1916 he was GSO, 9th Army Corps, MEF, Gallipoli On 5 Jun 16 he was appointed as GSO2, Aldershot Command Afterwards on the staff in France Died of wounds at Sailly-sur-Lys on 28 Mar 17 Source: Cheltenham College Register 1941-1927; various Army Lists. Ian Hamilton Papers in the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, Kings College London (http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/cats/hamilton/h0-0801.htm) have the following reference to Thomson. HAMILTON: 8/1/62 1917 Jul 6 Manuscript letter from 'One who knows', warning Hamilton that he would be doomed by papers in the possession of the widow of the late Maj Henry George Allen Thomson, former General Staff Officer of 9 Corps, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. 1p Ian Hamilton Papers in the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, Kings College London (http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/cats/hamilton/h0-0801.htm) Regards. Dick Flory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Carter Posted 27 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 27 September , 2004 Wow .... very impressive stuff. Thanks very much Dick for taking the time out to look that up for me. Regards Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Harland Posted 30 September , 2004 Share Posted 30 September , 2004 There is no mention in the 15th Div History of this officer. The history contains a pretty comprehensive list from 1914 to 1918, right down to brigade staff captains. Was he attached for some particular reason prior to the offensive at Arras, in which 15th div was heavily engaged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Carter Posted 30 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 30 September , 2004 Sorry Adam I cannot answer that. All the info I had before Dick left a reply was the info from the Commonwealth War Graves site and the date of his MID. Regards Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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