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Son of Alfred and Clara Thompson of Montreal, Quebec.
Distinguished Conduct Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Sergeant William Thompson
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Thompson
Grave marker
photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Thompson
Concentration of Graves COG-BR document that resulted in the "Believed to Be" identification of Sgt. W. Thompson, whose remains were found at trench map coordinates 57d.R.34.b.39.90. That location is southwest of Courcelette and due east of the Mouquet Farm. On 16 September 1916, the 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (7th Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division), was in that precise location in their attack on the Fabeck Graben Trench on the 15th and the subsequent attack on the Zollen Graben Trench on the 16th.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Thompson
From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Grave marker photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England
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Concentration of Graves COG-BR document that resulted in the "Believed to Be" identification of Sgt. W. Thompson, whose remains were found at trench map coordinates 57d.R.34.b.39.90. That location is southwest of Courcelette and due east of the Mouquet Farm. On 16 September 1916, the 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (7th Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division), was in that precise location in their attack on the Fabeck Graben Trench on the 15th and the subsequent attack on the Zollen Graben Trench on the 16th.
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From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 173 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No. 2 Somme, France
Serre is a village 11 kilometres north-north-east of Albert.
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 1.3 kilometres further along the D919, SERRE ROAD CEMETERY NO 2 can be found on the left hand side.
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