Born 25/09/1896 at Fethersone, England. The son of John Kinnaird and Clara Thompson, 74 Wellington St., West, Chatham, ON. They would later be living at The Square, Briavels, Glos. On his attestation paper he is listed as a farmer, in the IODE Books of Remembrance he is a painter at W. Gray & Sons, Chatham.

Attestation: 10/10/1917 at Chatham, ON. to the 1^st WOR. Drafted to France to the 18^th Bn. CEF and then to 2^nd Canadian Mounted Rifled

Private Stanley Thompson went overseas with the 1st. draft from the 1st. Depot Battalion soon after enlistment, and proceeded to France on Easter Sunday transferring to the 18th. Battalion.

Date of Death 29/09/1918 at 22 years old, in action near Cambria, France. W. J. Hunt (28/01/16). Buried at Anneux, Nord, France. Photo of gravemarker CVWM.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

RG150 Accession 1992-93/166, Bx 9644-24, Item: 264635, IODE(N), CWGC, LAC, William John Hunt (UK)

Height	5' 6''
Eye Colour	Brown
Age	23
Complexion	Dark
Hair	Black
Race	White
Birthplace	England
Religion	Catholic
Last Place of Employment	Painter, William Gray, Sons-Campbell Company, Chatham
Marital Status	Single
When Enlisted	September 1917
Where Enlisted	Chatham, Ontario

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