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C.W.G.C are seeking next of kin.......

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Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 10 Oct 2012 22:48

of Henry Alexander THOMSON

From Commonwealth War Graves site........
The CWGC is seeking to contact the next of kin of Henry Alexander Thomson, one of two British POWs who were buried in Popielow Cemetery in Poland.

Lance Corporal John Thomas Saunders of the 1st Bn. The Tyneside Scottish Black Watch and Trooper Thomson of the 1st Lothians and Border Horse were both being held at Lamsdorf POW camp in 1944. On the 21 July they were shot and killed by a guard while they were among a group of prisoners working in the forest near the camp.

The two men have been commemorated on the Dunkirk Memorial, but it has now been established that they are buried in the cemetery in Popielow in western Poland, and headstones are to be erected over their graves.

Relatives can contact the CWGC at:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
2 Marlow Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 7DX
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 1628 507200

Email: casualty.enq@cwgc.org

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 10 Oct 2012 23:42

THOMSON, HENRY ALEXANDER
Rank:Trooper
Service No:2041925
Date of Death:21/07/1944
Age:25
Regiment/Service:Royal Armoured Corps
1st Lothians and Border Horse
Awards:M M
Grave ReferencePlot 1 Grave 2
CemeteryPOPIELOW CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Ada Thomson, of Lee, London; husband of G. Thomson, of Bordesley Green, Birmingham.



N.B.
Recent research has shown that Trooper Thomson is buried here. The Commission is in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave. He is presently commemorated on Panel 6 of the Dunkirk Memorial.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 10 Oct 2012 23:45

?????
Marriages Sep 1939

Snowdon Gladys ..Thomson ..Lewisham 1d 4002
Thomson Henry A ..Snowdon .. Lewisham 1d 4002

If this marriage is correct, there are possibly 2 sons' births registered in 1940s.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Oct 2012 23:58

SAUNDERS, JOHN THOMAS
Rank:Lance Corporal
Service No:4457964
Date of Death:21/07/1944
Age:25
Regiment/Service:Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
1st Bn. The Tyneside Scottish
Grave ReferencePlot 1 Grave 1
CemeteryPOPIELOW CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Joseph Saunders, and of Florence Mary Saunders, of Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham.

Researching:
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