Name

James Stuart Thompson

Born

1897-07-16

Birth Place

Grass Valley, USA

Occupation

Telegraph Operator

Religion

Methodist

Died

1972-01-19

Death Place

Walkerton, ON

Cemetery

Walkerton Cemetery, Brant Township

Service Record 1

Regimental Number

3130576

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

1st Depot Battalion

Enlisted

London, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1918-01-04

Drafted

Yes

Service Record 2

Regimental Number

3130576

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

18th Battalion

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1918-08-18

Drafted

Yes

Wounded Date

1918-10-11

Wounds

Gun Shot Wound, Left Arm

Wounded Where

Cambria, France

Discharge Date

1920-09-15

Discharge Cause

Medically Unfit

Notes

Location at Walkerton Cemetery: Plot # 856 Section W10

Sources & Links

- (a) "Stuart Thompson, Town Resident, Passes On At 71", Bruce County Genealogical Surname Collection
- (b) “Walkerton Public Cemetery (257) Branch Veteran’s Photo Gallery & Veterans of WWI & WWII that moved into the Community” BCM&CC, A2022.003.001
- (c) Also see an Obituary in The Walkerton Herald-Times, January 27, 1972.
- Library & Archives Canada

News Clippings

Walkerton Telescope, February 27, 1919