Name
Roy Reid Thomson
Born
1894-05-04
Birth Place
Occupation
Plumber
Religion
Presbyterian
Died
1918-11-03
Death
Killed in Action
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
183228
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
92nd Battalion (Highlanders)
Enlisted
Hamilton, ON
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-09-01
Discharge Date
1915-11-26
Discharge Cause
To take out a a commission in the Acitve Miltia
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
487312
Conflict
Battalion
5th McGill University Company
Enlisted
Toronto, ON
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-12-02
Prev Exp
32nd Regiment and 92nd Battalion
Discharge Date
1916-06-09
Discharge Cause
To Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Service Record 3
Regimental Number
487312
Highest Rank
Corporal
Conflict
Battalion
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Enlisted
In the field
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-06-09
Wounded Date
1917-03-31
Wounds
Gunshot wounds to the head, right shoulder, right forearm
Wounded Where
France (in field)
Discharge Date
1918-02-20
Discharge Cause
To take a Commission in the Royal Flying Corps
Service Record 4
Highest Rank
Lieutenant
Conflict
Battalion
Company
70th Squadron
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1918-04-01
Notes
Son of Joseph A. and Julia Thomson, Port Elgin, ON.Sources & Links
- (a) Bruce County Genealogical Society Surname Collection;- (b) The National Archives, U.K. (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=roy+reid+thomson)
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
News Clippings
Port Elgin Times, November 27, 1918
Port Elgin Times, December 4, 1918
Paisley Advocate, Dec. 4, 1918, p. 1
