| Surname: | Thompson |
| Initials: | L |
| Rank: | Private |
| Army Number: | 828847 |
| Notes: | CMP. VP. He enlisted in the Royal Artillery, 18/5/1936 to Army Reserve, 7/3/1941 to CD AAA, 26/6/1941 he transferred to CMP. 19/12/1945 Discharged. Lloyd Thompson. Extract from Liverpool Evening Express 13/2/1943. SAVED MAN IN DOCK. ROCK FERRY MAN'S BRAVERY. The GOC in C, Western Command ahs recorded his appreciation of the courage and presence of mind of Pte L Thompson of the Corps of Military Police who lives at Mansall Road, Rock Ferry. Thompson who belongs to the "Blue Caps" the vulnerable points of the Military Police - was one of seven passengers in a War Department truck which plunged over the edge of a dock into 32' of water during the black-out. All the men were wearing greatcoats with arms and equipment. When in the water Thompson noticed that one of the men was in difficulty. He got rid of his greatcoat and equipment and went to the man's assistance, rescued him, with the aid of a civilian ant then helped to keep another man afloat until he could be hauled to the side with rope. |