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239297 William Stewart Thomson British Army 2nd Btn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders from:Toronto My great grandfather, William Thomson was born in Paisley, Scotland on 22nd of November 1870. The information I have is from his attestation papers. A newspaper clipping (no date or publication information) indicates "Mr. Thompson is a graduate of Glasgow University and served throughout the South African campaign with the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars (Mr. Winston Churchill's regiment). Immediately on the outbreak of the present war he enlisted in Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and was one of the small band of twenty-five whom the late Colonel Farquhar dispatched on the 28th February 1915, to route the 23rd Bavarians out of their trench at St. Eloi. The attack was entirely successful. Mr.Thomson was hit by a machine-gun bullet, but returned to the front in time for the operations in front of Ypres when the regiment was practically annihilated." He survived the war and had a career as a chartered accountant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**