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THOMPSON Robert Straughan AB
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/68603
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- SKR/DAT/IP/68603
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Title (The name of the record)
- THOMPSON Robert Straughan AB
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Description (What the record is about)
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Surname: THOMPSON;
Forename(s): Robert Straughan;
Initials: RS;
Rank: AB;
Resided in: Jesmond;
Previous Regiment: RNVR;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 189 Coy;
How killed: DOW;
Where: France;
When killed: 29-Jul-1916;
Other Data: Died of wounds in 6th Casualty Clearing Station (GSW left thigh, left side Neck & Back 28/7/16)
Burial: Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension (FR 12)
Service History: Enlisted 9/6/15 ; Draft for MEF (1st Class Scout) 5/10/15, joined Nelson Bn. 21/10/15-29/5/16 transferred to 2nd Brigade MG Company
Notes: A Printer ; b.15/10/1896 ; Next-of-Kin & home address: Mother, Jane Ann, 55 Dinsdale Rd., Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne.;END OF RECORD.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6bc2d025-7d70-427e-9280-68ccb98bba0d/
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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