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Surname: THOMPSON
Forename(s): George Ewart
Place of Birth: Halifax, Yorkshire
Service No: 318878
Rank: Gunner
Regiment / Corps / Service: Canadian Field Artillery
Battalion / Unit: 53rd Battery 13th Brigade
Division: ---
Age: 29
Date of Death: 1919-02-09
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. B. 16.
CWGC Cemetery: HUY (LA SARTE) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
George Ewart Thompson (born 25 June 1889) was the son of William and Oriana Thompson, née Greenough. William was born at Baildon and Oriana at Halifax, Yorkshire.
1891 Halifax, Yorkshire Census: 18, Rose Street - George E. Thompson, aged 1 year, born Halifax, son of William and Oriana Thompson.
1901 Bradford, Yorkshire Census: 30, Lytton Road - George E. Thompson, aged 11 years, born Halifax, Yorkshire, son of William and Oriana Thompson.
1911 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 51, Otley Street - George Ewart Thompson, aged 21 years, born Halifax, Yorkshire, son of William and Oriana Thompson.
Canadian service records: http://www.baclac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Canadian Field Artillery
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21 February 1919
THOMPSON – In affectionate remembrance of our dear brother Gunner George Ewart Thompson, of the 53rd Battery Canadian Field Artillery, who died in France, February 9th, 1919, from bronchial pneumonia, following influenza contracted whilst on active service.
If love or care could death prevent
Thy days would not so soon be spent;
Life was desired, but God did see
Eternal life was best for thee.
From his affectionate brothers, Harold and Wilfred.
THOMPSON – In loving memory of our dear boy, Gunner George Ewart Thompson, 53rd Battery Canadian Field Artillery, who died in France, February 9th, 1919, from bronchial pneumonia, following influenza contracted whilst on active service.
In the bloom of life death claimed him
In the pride of his manhood days;
None knew him but to love him,
None mentioned his name but in praise.
From his sorrowing parents, William and Oriana Thompson (formerly of Skipton), 225, Park Road, Barnsley.
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