| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 1102403 |
| Unit # | 70th. Battalion |
| Resident | Chatham |
Private George Thompson enlisted in Belfast, Ireland, February 11th, 1888, with the Fusiliers, serving in India from January 1889 to December 1895. He took part in the Chebrah Expedition in 1895, received the India Medal; also participated in the South African Campaign, October 1899 to 1903, when he was presented with the Service Medal from the King and Queen. His total length of service with the Imperials was seventeen years.
Private George Thompson transferred from the 70th. Battalion to the Canadian Railway Troops, being unable to go overseas with the 70th. Battalion due to having an operation performed on his leg. He left for overseas in September 1916, proceeding to France in February 1917, with the 7th. C.R.T. He received shrapnel wounds in the leg and was shell shocked at Hill 61 in June 1917, was admitted to the Casualty Clearing Station in Belgium, returned to the Ypres Front but one month later, in October 1917, he was sent to England for convalescence, returning to Canada in December 1917.
Private George Thompson received his discharge in February 1918, being medically unfit for further military service, due to shell shock.
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