Thompson, Walter | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia - Durham Light Infantry. Image kindly provided by Durham Record Office

Name on Memorial:

Thompson, Walter.

Forename(s):

Walter

Surname:

Thompson

Date of Death:

Friday, August 6, 1915

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Degree(s):

BSc

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Service Number:

4508

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Army

Unit:

Durham Light Infantry, 17th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

Gallipoli

Biography

Walter was born in Darlington in 1892. He was the son of Alfred Septimus, Baker & Confectioner, and Ann Sarah Thompson. He had an older brother Richard, and two younger sisters, Mary, Marjorie, and Joan, and a younger brother, Raymond. He was educated at Albert Road School, Darlington, then at Armstrong College, where he gained a BSc.

Walter was wounded and reported missing during fighting in Gallipoli. His date of death is recorded as 6th August 1915.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Walter is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli.

Memorials

Other Memorials:

Walter's name is also inscribed on a plaque in St. Cuthbert's Church, Darlington.

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

North East War Memorials Project

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Ian Johnson, Paul Stephenson.