Harold Thompson
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He is known to have had a brother named Charles and two sisters. Their parents died in 1906/07. His father and mother and elder brother were drowned in an accident when ice gave way in Yorkshire.
He spent much of his time with his relative Joseph White of South Leverton, Nottinghamshire. He generally spent most of his holidays with Mr. White, and his last ten days leave was at South Leverton as recently as the early part of 1941 that year.
He was also a great friend of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Reynolds and their son Ted, of Woodcar Farm, Wood-beck, and took a great interest in the Leverton cricket team.
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 49, Column 3.
He joined the Navy when young and was trained in a naval school. He became an instructor. Harold was known as "Tommo" to his shipmates. Tommo was Hood's librarian and organiser of key sporting events. He was known to be a great help to new ratings joining the ship.
Harold 'Tommo' Thompson'sService Record
4th September 1920 27th November 1920 Ganges Boy 2nd Class ADM188/844
28th November 1920 26th October 1921 Ganges Boy 1st Class ADM188/844
27th October 1921 2nd January 1922 Queen Elizabeth Boy 1st Class ADM188/844
3rd January 1922 28th February 1923 Queen Elizabeth Ordinary Seaman ADM188/844
1st March 1923 12th May 1924 Queen Elizabeth Able Seaman ADM188/844
13th May 1924 12th September 1924 Victory I Able Seaman ADM188/844
13th September 1924 16th January 1925 Excellent Able Seaman ADM188/844
17th January 1925 16th November 1925 Victory I Able Seaman ADM188/844
17th November 1925 31st March 1926 Queen Elizabeth (Bryony) Able Seaman ADM188/844
1st April 1926 31st May 1926 Malaya (Bryony) Able Seaman ADM188/844
1st June 1926 30th November 1927 Warspite (Bryony) Able Seaman ADM188/844
1st December 1927 31st August 1928 Queen Elizabeth (Bryony) Able Seaman ADM188/844
1st September 1928 14th December 1928 Victory I Able Seaman ADM188/844
15th December 1928 17th January 1929 Dryad (Alresford) Able Seaman ADM188/844
18th January 1929 18th April 1929 Victory I - III Able Seaman ADM363/332
19th April 1929 2nd December 1929 Excellent Able Seaman ADM363/332
3rd December 1929 15th February 1930 Victory II - IV (Stuart) Able Seaman ADM363/332
16th February 1930 9th March 1932 Egmont II - I (Stuart) Able Seaman ADM363/332
10th March 1932 5th May 1932 Victory II (Stuart) Able Seaman ADM363/332
6th May 1932 18th August 1932 Victory I Able Seaman ADM363/332
19th August 1932 30th August 1933 Vernon Able Seaman ADM363/332
31st August 1933 24th May 1941 Hood Able Seaman ADM363/332
Unknown
Photo of Harold Thompson