| Surname: | Thompson |
| Initials: | L |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | T/800576 |
| Notes: | CMP. 17/3/30 he enlisted in to the Royal Artillery, 31/1/40 transferred to RASC, 23/8/45 transferred in to CMP. Extracts from Army Record:- He was born 18/2/11 at Scarcroft, Leeds, Yorks, He enlisted 17/3/30 at Leeds, He resided in m Scarcroft, Leeds, Yorks. He married Daisy Salonika Ovall, 27/12/39 at Romford, Essex, Occupation Gamekeeper. 30/9/45 to 151 HQ Pro Coy, 20/11/45 to 177 Coy (Ports), 8/12/45 to 178 Coy (Ports), 26/7/44 to 193 Coy (Ports)., 3/11/47 to class Z (T) reserve. He served Home 17/3/30 to 14/11/30, Egypt 15/11/30 to 9/12/33, Home 10/12/33 to 22/12/33, Home 23/12/33 to 1/9/39, Home emb 2/9/39 to 23/9/39, BEF 24/9/39 to 11/6/40, POW Germany 12/6/40 to 1/5/45. Casualty List 266/14, France, Missing, RASC, T.800576 Thompson, Dvr, L, date not reported. Casualty List 398/18, France, POW (previously repor5ted as missing), RASC, T/800576, Thompson, Dvr, L previously shown on List 288 as missing. Casualty List 1781/28, POW, previously reported POW in German hands (Germany) now not POW, previous List 308, France. 4/8/48 he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, War Medal. Address:- Church Road, Noak Hill, Romford, Essex. Leslie Thompson. |