The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

anne park

I am trying to update info and can anyone out there check what is already on this site and give any extra info.
The 2 John Thomson are really the ones that I need help with.

adb41 · Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 178 Location: Stornoway

I cannot supply the information you require, but would suggest to get in touch with the North Ronaldsay Trust. There is an email address on their front page. Hope they can help.

anne park

Skipper John Thomson Royal Naval Rerserve born North Ronaldsay 13/11/1883 Age 44 Died 19-Nov-18 Son of Thomas Thomson & Janet Tulloch. Memorial: Howatoft, North Ronaldsay

anne park · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:38 am Post subject: John Thomson

John Thomson Royal Naval Rerserve born North Ronaldsay 04/01/1874. Son of Thomas Thomson & Jessie Durham Dunnet. 1881 Census: Howatoft. Husband of Jessie Borrie. 1891: Census: Bustatown Howatoft. Memorial: Quoybanks, North Ronaldsay

adb41 · Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 178 Location: Stornoway

Skipper John Thomson:
His date of birth is 30 November 1883, not 13 November 1883 (confirmed through GROS record). Furthermore, if he died on 19 November 1918, he would have been aged 35, not 44.

[Post edited] I notice from the pics on the North Ronaldsay memorial that BOTH men named John Thomson died in hospital. It is therefore quite possible that they were discharged as a result of ill health. As they were both reservists, this would mean that they do not qualify for CWGC status.