Henry (Harry) Thompson

Rank:	Private
Street:	Little Water Street
Townland:
Town/Village:	Longford
Civil Parish:	Templemichael
Catholic Parish:	Templemichael
Country:
Alternative Address:
Census 1901:	Likely serving in South Africa
Census 1911:
Regiment/Unit:	Labour Corps. 898 Area "E" Company/ {Leinster Regiment, 5th (Special Reserve) Battalion}/ [Leinster Regiment,1st Battalion] /
Regiment Number:	403954 / {403954} / [4372]
Date of Death:
Cause:	Survived WW1, died of natural causes, Longford
Memorial:
Information:	Harry (Henry) was born in on Harbour Lane, 27 March 1878, and was named after his father, who was a carpenter. Harry Jr was a trained painter (decorator). Thompson had a long military career, having served in South Africa at Wittenbergen, Transvaal and Cape Colony, for which he received Kings & Queens South Africa medal, before reenlisting in the Special Reserve in January 1912. Pte Thompson was mobilised for war service on the 5 August 1914 and was posted to France in February 1915, for which he earned the 1914-15 Star. Thompson earned five blue Overseas chevrons for this Great War service, denoting 60 months service overseas, despite hospitalisation for rheumatism. Harry returned to Longford after his war service. He died 3 March 1934 due to cancer.
Parents Names:	Son of Henry Thompson and Anne (née Griffin), Harbour Lane, Longford.
Notes:	Harry served time in prison in 1911. His sisters Mary Anne, Elizabeth and Sarah Thompson, were identified as his next-of-kin
Links:	Link to Civil Record of birth; link to Civil Record of death;