A memorial rededication will take place at Wittenburg CWGC Cemetery, Germany on 21.4.2017 Details are as follows. Rededication Ceremony - Germany I am unable to attend due to ceremonies on 23rd and 25th but I know that Bergen Hohne Branch have been invited to attend the ceremony. This will be of interest to those like Andrew with a special interest in 1940. Regards Tom
G H Thompson in the UK, British Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 Name: G H Thompson Rank: Private Army Number: 4392030 Regiment: Green Howards POW Number: 6022 Camp Type: Stalag Camp Number: XX-A Camp Location: Torun, Poland Record Office: Infantry and Army Educational Corps Record Office, York Record Office Number: 20 TD
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 Name: George Henry Thompson Death Date: 3 Mar 1945 Death Place: North Shields Probate Date: 21 Sep 1945 Registry: Newcastle Upon Tyne George Thompson in the UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 Name: George Thompson Given Initials: G H Rank: Private Death Date: 3 Mar 1945 Number: 4392030 Birth Place: Tynemouth Residence: Northumberland Branch at Enlistment: Infantry Theatre of War: France and Belgium Campaign, 1939/40 Regiment at Death: Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Own Yorkshire Regiment) Branch at Death: Infantry
Private Thompson was captured by German troops in May 1940 and was sent to the Prisoner of War camp, Stalag XXA, located in Torun, Poland. He spent the rest of the war as a prisoner, until the final stages when the Germans forced tens of thousands of Allied POWs to march away from the approaching Russians in extreme winter weather. Private Thompson died on 3 March 1945 on this march from dysentery. He was buried by his fellow POWs in a small civilian cemetery in Wittenburg, Germany. THOMPSON, GEORGE HENRY Rank: Private Service No: 4392030 Date of Death: 03/03/1945 Age: 25 Regiment/Service: Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) 4th Bn. Grave Reference: Spec. Mem. Cemetery: WITTENBURG CEMETERY, GERMANY Additional Information: Son of George Henry and Elizabeth Thompson. Cemetery Details