Henry Thomson (footballer)

Griffith Henry Thomson (6 October 1906 – 21 May 1943) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Henry Thomson
Personal information
Full name Griffith Henry Thomson
Date of birth (1906-10-06)6 October 1906
Date of death 21 May 1943(1943-05-21) (aged 36)[1]
Place of death Burma-Siam Railway, Burma
Original team(s) Ararat
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1930 Carlton 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Rasmus Thomson (1861-1945)[3] and Jessie Thomson (1873-1938), née Thomas,[4] he was born on 6 October 1906.

Military Service

He volunteered for service soon after Australia's declaration of war against Germany, and was moved to Batavia (Now Jakarta). While posted there with the Royal Australian Army Pay Corps, he was captured in 1942 as the Japanese army moved south. He was put to work on the Burma-Siam Railway, and died while working on the railway in May 1943.

See also
  • List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service

Notes
  1. "Roll of Honour - Griffith Henry Thomson". Australian War Memorial.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 825. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. Deaths: Thomson, The Argus, (Friday, 9 November 1945), p.20.
  4. Deaths: Thomson, The Age, (Monday, 5 September 1938), p.1.

References
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