Major George Miller Thomson

1886 - 1949  (62 years)

• Name	George Miller Thomson
  Prefix	Major
  Born	5 Mar 1886	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  	In World War I, Major Thomson served with distinction, acting as Company Commander with the 52nd Port Arthur Battalion. He was wounded in 1915. His only son, Lieut. George Thomson, was killed in action in World War II.
  Residence	1943	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-341911
  Died	1 Mar 1949	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	3 Mar 1949	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I341911	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. John Thomson Thomson,   b. 18 Apr 1841, Rutherglen, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. 12 Jan 1926, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Kate Martha Thomson,   b. 29 Jan 1845, , USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1904, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F248521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Frances Ratchford,   b. , Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 21 Jun 1940, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Married	1918
  Children	1. Lieut. George Ratchford Thomson,   b. 9 Jul 1923, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1945, , Germany  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F249012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Major George M. Thomson Passed on Tuesday Major George M. Thomson, a native of Ayr, passed away in Sunnybrook Military Hospital, Toronto, on Tuesday, in his 63rd year. Major Thomson had been unwell for a considerable period and, latterly, sustained a series of strokes which hastened his demise. He was born in Ayr in Knox Church manse (now occupied by Rev. W. D. Goodger and Mrs. Goodger), being the younger son of Rev. John Thomson, D. D., beloved pastor of Knox Church, Ayr, for a period of 40 years (1871-1911), and Martha Kate Thomson. Mr. Thomson secured his education at the Ayr Public School, Woodstock Collegiate and Queen's University, Kingston. Served with 52nd Battalion In World War I, Major Thomson served with distinction, acting as Company Commander with the 52nd Port Arthur Battalion. He was wounded in 1915. His only son, Lieut. George Thomson, was killed in action in World War II. For many years he was with Gypsum Lime and Alabastine Ltd. During World War II he was safety officer with General Engineering and, latterly, had practiced as a consultant. Past President, Toronto Curling Club He was a member of Rosedale Presbyterian Church, the Engineers Club, Canadian Club, Toronto, and a past president of the Toronto Curling Club. He was vice president of National Construction Council of Canada, member of the Research Council of Ontario and of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He was married in 1918 to Mary Ratchford Thomson, who predeceased him in 1940. He is survived by his widow, Noela Thomson, and two daughters, Mr. K. M. Berscht, and Evelyn Thomson, and two step-daughters, Anne and Elizabeth. Also surviving are three brothers, John A., Belleville, and Pierre C. and W. Raymond, Toronto. Major Thomson had many warm friends in Ayr who will learn of his passing with sincere regret. The Funeral Following service at Rosedale Presbyterian Church, Toronto, this (Wednesday) evening at 8 o'clock. Interment will take place in Ayr Cemetery upon the arrival of the Toronto train at 10: 35 a.m. Thursday, March 3rd. The Ayr News Mar 3 1949 pg 12

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 4. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Thomson [A] George Miller Thomson/ born In Ayr Mar. 5, 1886/ died In Toronto Mar. 1, 1949 [B] Mary Frances Ratchford/ beloved wife of/ George M. Thomson/ died June 21st 1940 [C] George Ratchford Thomson/ Lieut. R.H.L..I./ Killed In Action near Kalcar Germany/ February 20th 1945/ Buried near Nijmegen Holland

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Mar 1886 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1943 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Mar 1949 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 3 Mar 1949 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth