Hugh Thompson

Rank:	Cook
Street:	538, 18th Street
Townland:
Town/Village:	Brooklyn, New York
Civil Parish:	Killoe
Catholic Parish:	Killoe
Country:	U.S.A.
Alternative Address:	Co. Longford; 482 10th Street, Brooklyn; 118 W. 61st St, Brooklyn;
Census 1901:	Resident at Killeter www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Cloonee/Killeter/1554960/
Census 1911:	Resident at Killeter www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Longford/Cloonee/Killeter/650582/
Regiment/Unit:	US Army, National Guard, 106th Infantry Regiment, Company L; New York National Guard, 14th Infantry, Company M
Regiment Number:	1208695
Date of Death:	01-11-1975
Cause:	Survived WW1, unknown
Memorial:	Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, Nassau County, New York, USA
Information:	Hugh was born in Killeter, Co. Longford and was baptised on the 4 Feb 1891, although his date of birth varied on later documents*. He emigrated to New York City in September 1912. By 1917 Hugh was residing with his cousin, Mrs. Mary Cox (née Farrell) in Brooklyn and working for the Luckenbach Steamship Company. Hugh enlisted in July 1917 with the National Guard in New York serving with them initially until October 1917 before being transferred to to the 106th Infantry Regiment. This regiment formed part of the US 53rd Division who were present at the Battles of Meuse-Argonne, Ypres-Lys and the 1918 2nd Battle of the Somme. Hugh served overseas, in France, from May 1918 to March 1919. He set sail from Hoboken, New York in May 1918 on the USS President Lincoln (an impounded German liner). Hugh gave his contact as his cousin, Mary/Mrs. James Cox of 538, 18th Street, Brooklyn. He returned to the US on the Mauretania in 1919 and was dischared in April 1919. After the War, Hugh married Bridget (Bessie) Monahan/Mollaghan and they settled in New York and raised their children there. He became a naturalised citizen in March 1928, and was working as a furniture mover at that time. He died in Nov 1975 in Nassau, New York.
Parents Names:	Son of James Thompson and Mary Ann (née) Igoe, Killeter, Killoe
Notes:	Our thanks to Ed Stokes, who helped correct and update Hugh's entry. Please note that if you visited this site prior to December 2024, some of the links etc related to a different person. *At this period of history, dates of birth, especially among Irish working class, could be quite inconsistent. It is advised to bracket 4-5 years on either side of a 19th century birth year.
Links:	Link to Fold 3 New York WW1 service excerpt cards (paid subscription site); link to Fold 3 US Veterans Graveyards entry; New York City Naturalisation Record; link to US WW1 Draft entry; WW2 'Old Mans Draft (Fold3.com); possible Shipping manifest 5 September 1913; Link to <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memo