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Thomas Scott Thomson (1897)

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John

John Report 31 May 2014 17:05

Hello

I had the details of this ancestor somewhere but I can't find them, but I am looking for help with his military record as Soldiers wills have now been released in Scotland

Thomas Scott Thomson born 17/08/1897 in Larkhall to Thomas Scott Thomson and Margaret Lang, he died on 21/02/1917 and is buried in Le Harve.

Can someone fill in the details of his army record for me

Thanks

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 31 May 2014 17:17

I can't find army records for him on Findmypast but this is his death from the Commonwealth War Graves site:-

THOMSON, THOMAS SCOTT

Rank: Trooper
Service No: 1839
Date of Death: 21/02/1917
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Household Battalion

formerly 3rd/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry

Grave Reference Div. 3. H. 11.
Cemetery STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas S. Thomson and Margaret Lang Thomson, of Gala Cottage, Avon St., Larkhall, Lanarkshire.

Kath. x

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 31 May 2014 17:23

If the soldiers wills are on Scotlandspeople then you need to purchase credits as it is not a subscription site.

You can do a free search on SP to see if one exists

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

John

John Report 31 May 2014 17:27

I think his will is listed as there is one with the same rank number.

Cheers

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 31 May 2014 17:29

Nothing coming up for him in a search in Soldiers' Wills on SP.

ADDED:

Oh, yes, here it is, but with a different date of death, which is why I couldn't find it:

1839 THOMSON THOMAS TROOPER HOUSEHOLD BN. HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY RESERVE REGIMENTS 02/02/1917 DIED FRANCE AND FLANDERS

You need 10 credits to view it (plus one to find the above record, in order to then choose either the view or buy option) or you can buy a copy (4 pages) for £2.50 from SP.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 31 May 2014 17:42

Here's Ancestry's version of the CWG info posted above by KathleenBel.
It also has the DOD as 02/02/1917:


UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 about Thomas Thomson
Name: Thomas Thomson
Birth Place: Larkhall
Residence: Larkhall
Death Date: 2 Feb 1917
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Hamilton
Rank: TPR.
Regiment: Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps)
Battalion: Household Battalion
Number: 1839
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Comments: Formerly 2583, Lanark Yeo.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

John

John Report 31 May 2014 17:54

Thanks guys, managed to view the will