Robert Thompson (1879-1917)
Yorkshire man served with 1st/6th DLI commemorated on the Arras Memorial
Robert Thompson is thought to have been born in Knottingley, Yorkshire in about 1879. He first enlisted in the 13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers and was later transferred to the 1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (DLI). He was killed at the Battle of Arras on 14 April 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras and Knottingley Memorials and in the Durham Cathedral DLI Book of Remembrance.
Birth date: 1879
Death date: 14-Apr-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: Knottingley, Yorkshire (UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919)
Employment: Unknown
Family: Unknown
Military service:
13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Regimental no.: 42341
Private
1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Regimental nos.: 5742 & 250705
Private
Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal
Memorial(s): Arras Memorial, Bay 8
Durham Cathedral DLI Book of Remembrance
Knottingley War Memorial, Chapel Street, Knottingley, Yorkshire
Gender: Male
Contributed by John Edwards
