Pte
Robert William Thompson
Military Details
Service Number: 205902
Regiment & Unit / Ship
6th. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regt
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Place of Enlistment
Egremont
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Battalion at Enlistment
5th
Personal Details
Date of Birth
July 1896
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
160 Ennerdale Rd Cleator Moor
Parents
Robert and Jane Thompson nee Huddart
Siblings
Sarah, Betsey, Mary, Ann, Catherine, Joseph,Jane,Margaret
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Grocers Clerk
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
7th September 1918
Age at Death
22
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Regiment at Death
Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regt
Battalion/Vessel at Death
6th.
Rank at Death
Pte
Buried or Commemorated at
Somme, France
France
Grave Position: VIII. B. 14.
Private Memorial: St Johns War memorial
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