His story
William Atkinson Thompson worked as a butcher.
He was living in Scotswood in 1911.
He served as a sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number TT/02930. He was attached to 1st/1st (North Midland) Heavy Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery.
He died on 28 May 1918, aged 34. He is commemorated at Soissons Memorial.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Butcher
- Residence recorded
- Scotswood
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- TT/02930
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Attachment
- 1st/1st (North Midland) Heavy Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 28 May 1918
- Age
- 34
- Cemetery or memorial
- Soissons Memorial
Connected men
- Stephen GIBSONAlso commemorated at Soissons Memorial
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 340
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “William Atkinson Thompson”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/thompson-william-atkinson-tt-02930/.
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