Reginald Paul THOMPSON
| Unit |
3rd Bn, Prince Albert's Own (Somerset Light Infantry), th Brigade, th Division, B.E.F. |
| Service Number | - |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Nature of Death | Died of wounds Flanders 9/8/16 |
| Age | 28 |
| Burial/Commemoration | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium |
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Malvern Commemoration
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The Priory, Great Malvern |
| Next of Kin | Only son of the late Mr and Mrs Paul Thompson of Llanishen, Glamorgan |
| Education | Malvern College |
| Previous Employment | Trainee Solicitor |
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Reginald Paul Thompson was born on
the 12th August 1887, the only son of the late Mr and Mrs Paul Thompson of Llanishen,
near Cardiff. A trainee solicitor, he was educated at Malvern College, a trainee
solicitor in Cardiff. At the outbreak of war he was was living at Edith Lodge,
Graham Road. He joined the Public School and Universities Corps on the outbreak
of war and was commissioned in May 1915 into the Special Reserve of Officers
attached to the Somerset Light Infanty. The Malvern News reported that
he had many friends in Worcestershire.
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Malvern News 29/5/15, 19/8/16
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