Herbert Thompson

Rank:	Corporal
Street:	Ballymahon Street
Townland:
Town/Village:	Longford
Civil Parish:	Templemichael
Catholic Parish:	Templemichael
Country:
Alternative Address:	1810 5th Street, East Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Census 1901:	Resident at Ballymahon Street www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Longford_No__1_Urban/Ballymahon/1555560/
Census 1911:	At school in Mountjoy Square, Dublin. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Rotunda/Mountjoy_Square/32274/
Regiment/Unit:	Royal Engineers
Regiment Number:	Unknown
Date of Death:
Cause:
Memorial:
Information:	Herbert was born 2 October 1893 in Longford town, the son of John and Isabella Thompson, from Longford town. He studied at the Royal College of Science for Ireland, including Engineering and Electro-Technology. After university, Thompson enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served with the Chemical Section of the B.E.F. After the Great War, Herbert emigrated to Canada, and worked as a Civil Engineer; he was married to Doris Mary.
Parents Names:	Son of John Thompson and Isabella (née Dann), Ballymahon Street, Longford.
Notes:	Herbert was featured in an article in the Longford Leader on the 21 August 1915 on the passing of his examinations.
Links:	link to Civil Record of birth; Longford Leader, A Clever Longford Boy; Longford Leader, 1950, Local Notes;

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