R.+H.+THOMPSON

Thompson, Reginald Howard, Private, 266365, 8th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders Born Derby Enlisted Nottingham Killed in action 22nd August 1917 aged 20 Son of Samuel and Louisa Thompson, of 121, Friargate, Derby. One of three brothers who fell. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial

1911 Census: Reginald Howard Thompson, aged 14, was employed as a builder and contractor's office boy. He resided at 107, Friar Gate, Derby, and he was the son of Samuel Thompson, a tobacconist and fishing tackle dealer, and Louisa Thompson.