Thompson, Wilfrid Taylor | Universities at War

Personal details

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

Name on Memorial:

Thompson, W. T.

Forename(s):

Wilfrid Taylor

Surname:

Thompson

Date of Death:

Sunday, September 26, 1915

Age at Death:

University life

College:

College of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Durham Light Infantry, 14th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

University Officers' Training Corps, College of Medicine

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Wilfrid was the son of George Taylor Thompson. He began his degree in the academic session 1912-1913, but appears to have left his studies to join the war effort.

Wilfrid was killed in action Sept 1915 aged 20 years old. He was killed in the Battle of Loos on the second day of fighting.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Wilfred is commemorated at the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Memorials

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, College of Medicine Calendars)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Researched by:

Charlotte Hathaway

Ben Howson

Alan Calendar