British Army Veterinary Corps
Warren Stanley THOMPSON
Captain
Died 2 September 1919 · Aged 45
His story
Captain Warren Stanley Thompson was born in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada, on 14 June 1874. He graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1906.
In 1901, the Canadian Census listed Warren Thompson as a farmer in Manitoba, but the 1911 Census lists him as a Veterinarian Surgeon in Saskatchewan.
Warren Thompson enlisted in the Army Veterinary Corps on 26 January 1915, and he was appointed to the newly formed number 3 Veterinary Hospital in Boulogne, France, on 12 February 1915. He remained with the hospital until the war’s end.
No. 3 Hospital closed on 15 July 1919. Thompson died at the Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot, on 2 September. His cause of death was infective Endocarditis (an inflammation of the heart’s inner lining). His death was attributed to his active service during the war.
Captain Thompson’s body was returned to Canada for burial, and he was buried in Deloraine Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada.
Photographs and documents
Before the war
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Date of Birth
- 14 June 1874
- Place of Birth
- Lakefield, Ontario, Canada
- Veterinary College and Date of Graduation
- Ontario Veterinary College - 1906
Military service
- Last Rank
- Captain
- Regiment/Service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Secondary Regiment
- No.3 Veterinary Hospital
- First Theatre of War
- France 04 April 1915
Medals and commemoration
- Name on RCVS Honour Board
- No
- Name In Officers who died in Great War
- No
- Medals and Awards
- 1915 Star; British War Medal 1914-1918; Victory Medal
Death and burial
- Date of Death
- 2 September 1919
- Age at Death
- 45
- Place of Death
- Aldershot, England
- Cause of Death
- Infective Endocarditis
- Cemetery
- Del-Win Cemetery
- Location
- Deloraine , Canada
- Grave Reference
- L.139
- Commonwealth War Grave
- Yes - CWGC Headstone
- Emblem or Badge on Headstone
- Canadian Maple Leaf
Where he worked
- No. 3 Veterinary Hospital
He is recorded with this hospital.
A recorded posting supplies context for his service. Exact duties and presence during a particular incident require their own evidence.
Connected men
- William Henry CAMPBELLAlso recorded with No. 3 Veterinary Hospital
- John Robert CLARKAlso recorded with No. 3 Veterinary Hospital
- James MANNAlso recorded with No. 3 Veterinary Hospital
- Robert PEARCEAlso recorded with No. 3 Veterinary Hospital
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Captain Warren Stanley Thompson's casualty record — reproduced document
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Warren Stanley Thompson”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/warren_stanley_thompson/.
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