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Debt of Honour Register
In Memory of
WILLIAM THOMSON
Private
40238
"C" Coy., Royal Army Medical Corps
who died on
Sunday 18 October 1914 . Age 37 .
WILLIAM THOMSON
Private
40238
"C" Coy., Royal Army Medical Corps
who died on
Sunday 18 October 1914 . Age 37 .
| Additional Information: | Son of John Thomson, of 6, Iona St., Leith, Edinburgh. |
| Cemetery: | ALDERSHOT MILITARY CEMETERYHampshire, United Kingdom |
| Grave or Reference Panel Number: | AF. 1736. |
| Historical Information: | During the two world wars, the United Kingdom became an island fortress used for training troops and launching land, sea and air operations around the globe. There are more than 170,000 Commonwealth war graves in the United Kingdom, many being those of servicemen and women killed on active service, or who later succumbed to wounds. Others died in training accidents, or because of sickness or disease. The graves, many of them privately owned and marked by private memorials, will be found in more than 12,000 cemeteries and churchyards. During both wars, numerous regimental and corps depots were based in and around Aldershot. At the outbreak of The First World War, if was the headquarters of the Aldershot Command and of the 1st and 2nd Divisions, and the Depot of the Royal Army Medical Corps. The North and South Camps, divided by the Basingstoke Canal, remained in full activity throughout the War. During the Second World War, some 400,000 Canadian servicemen were trained there. Aldershot Military Cemetery is a permanent military cemetery, the property of the Ministry of Defence. The Commission is responsible for the care of graves of both world wars within the cemetery. There are 690 First World War graves in the cemetery, the earliest bears the date 5th August 1914, and the latest 11th August 1921. Many of these graves are in plot AF. The 129 Second World War graves are in groups in various plots, the largest group in plot A containing 86 graves. |