Colonel Roger Gordon Thomson, DSO, CMG

Colonel Roger Gordon Thomson

• Born on 4 April 1878.
• Son of Maj.-Gen. David Thomson and Emily Lydia Birdwood.
• Married Florence Lucy Broughton, daughter of Maj.-Gen. William Edward Delves Broughton and Laura Margaret Lawson, on 7 April 1904.
• He lived at Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
• Fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches five times and was wounded.
• Decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.
• Invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.
• Colonel in the service of the Royal Field Artillery. Children of Colonel Roger Gordon Thomson and Florence Lucy Broughton
• Florence Margaret Gordon Thomson b. 6 Feb 1905, d. 1993
• Roger William David Thomson b. 1906
• Betty Winifred Thomson b. 15 Apr 1909, d. 1984
  

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• First name(s) Roger Gordon
• Last name Thomson
• Year 1914-20
• Service number -
• Rank Major,Lieutenant Colonel
• Second rank Lieutenant Colonel
• Regiment Divisional Artillery, Royal Field Artillery
• Second corps Royal Field Artillery
• Service record Rank: Major, Corps: Divisional Artillery
• Second service record Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Corps: Royal Field Artillery
• Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5554255
• Country Great Britain
• Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
• Archive reference WO372/20