Remembered at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church

Son of the late Grahame Hardie Thomson of 2 Marlborough Terrace Glasgow. Born Glasgow 2/10/1873. Educated at Glasgow Academy. Joined 1st Lanark RGA 1895; served with them as Lieutenant until 1899; joined 18th Coy Imperial Yeomanry as a Trooper for South African War. Enlisted 1914 as a Private in the Queens Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry; gazetted Lieutenant 5th HLI and promoted to Captain 10/12/14; Major Dec 1915; Gallipoli July 1915 where he was temp commander of 1/5th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders; killed in action 24/12/15. Had a daughter, Margaret Elizabeth born 3rd May 1915

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