Ernest Anderson Thomson (1892 - 1917)

Born 1892 in Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 6 Nov 1917 at about age 25 in Beersheba, Southern, Israel

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Biography

Ernest Thomson is a member of Clan Thompson.

Ernest Anderson Thomson was born at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, in 1892. He was the son of William Thomson.^[1]

Ernest Thomson served in the British 1401 Regiment, 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots as a Private and the British Army 14th Battalion of the Royal Highlanders as a Temporary Second Lieutenant.

Second Lieutenant Ernest Anderson Thomson passed away at Beersheba, Israel in 1917, during the Battle of Beersheba.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Statutory Register of Births"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 288/116
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 5 July 2023)
   Ernest Anderson Thomson birth registered 1892 in Forfar, mother's maiden name Anderson.
2. ↑ CWGC, Casulty no 645226, Ernest Thomson.

See Also:

• Find A Grave, database and images  : accessed 25 September 2019), memorial page for Ernest Anderson Thomson (unknown–6 Nov 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #166755240, citing Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Angus, Scotland ; Maintained by Finches (contributor 47531319) .
• Billion Graves, War Grave Headstone
• Timeline of Ernest Anderson Thomson
• Ernest Anderson Thomson, I.W.M.
• Battle of Beersheba Citation:Wikipedia contributors, "Battle of Beersheba (1917)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Beersheba_(1917)&oldid=915543596 (accessed September 25, 2019).
• FamilySearch