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William Francis Kynaston "Sheriff" Thompson OBE (12 November 1909 – 6 June 1980) was a British soldier and journalist. Born in Greenwich, London in 1909 Thompson served in the army for 30 years before becoming the defence correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.

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rdfs:label	William Francis Kynaston Thompson (nl) William Francis Kynaston Thompson (en)
rdfs:comment	William Francis Kynaston "Sheriff" Thompson OBE (12 November 1909 – 6 June 1980) was a British soldier and journalist. Born in Greenwich, London in 1909 Thompson served in the army for 30 years before becoming the defence correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. (en) William Francis Kynaston Thompson OBE (Greenwich, 12 november 1909 - 6 juni 1980) was een Brits beroepsmilitair. Hij werd Sheriff genoemd. In 1932 ging Thompson naar India en kwam bij de Moimtain Battery. Hij diende in en Quetta. Hier werd hij enthousiast klimmer en hier kreeg hij zijn bijnaam Sheriff. Hij werd lid van de Himalayan Club en klom veel in Quetta en in Baltistan. In 1936 keerde hij naar Engeland terug. In 1937 organiseerde hij het eerste Himalayan Club diner en trouwde hij met Rosemary Kate Foster. (nl)
foaf:name	William Francis Kynaston Thompson (en)
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name	William Francis Kynaston Thompson (en)
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birth place	Greenwich, London (en)
dcterms:subject	Officers of the Order of the British Empire 1909 births 1980 deaths 20th-century English businesspeople British Army brigadiers British Army personnel of World War II English war correspondents Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Military personnel from London People educated at Cheltenham College Royal Artillery officers War correspondents of the Vietnam War Operation Market Garden British Army personnel of the Korean War Recipients of the Bronze Cross (Netherlands) The Daily Telegraph people World War II prisoners of war held by Germany British World War II prisoners of war
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Captain (British Army and Royal Marines) Royal Artillery Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Royal Military College of Science Brigadier-general (United Kingdom) Richard Lonsdale Robert Henry Cain Daily Telegraph Vietnam War Officers of the Order of the British Empire Glider Pilot Regiment Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines) Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom) Major (United Kingdom) 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) 1st Airlanding Light Regiment 1954 Birthday Honours 1909 births 1980 deaths 20th-century English businesspeople British Army brigadiers British Army personnel of World War II English war correspondents Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Military personnel from London People educated at Cheltenham College Royal Artillery officers Adjutant War Office Wilhelmina of the Netherlands 289 Commando Troop, Royal Artillery Allied invasion of Sicily War correspondents of the Vietnam War Bronze Cross (Netherlands) Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) Operation Market Garden Greenwich Arnhem British Army personnel of the Korean War Recipients of the Bronze Cross (Netherlands) The Daily Telegraph people World War II prisoners of war held by Germany British World War II prisoners of war Cheltenham College South Staffordshire South Staffordshire Regiment Korean War OBE Oflag IX-A/H Oosterbeek Operation Market Garden RAF Fairford Second World War Yom Kippur War Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Mountain gun Gun battery Sino-Indian War

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