Lot Essay
C.B. London Gazette 23.5.1900.
Major-General Henry Thomson, C.B., was born in November 1851, the son of Major J. Thomson, R.A., and was educated privately prior to entering the Army Veterinary Service as an Assistant Veterinary Surgeon in 1871. He subsequently witnessed extensive service out in Egypt and the Sudan between 1882-84, while attached to the 19th Hussars, and was present at Kassassin, Tel-el-Kebir, El-Teb and Tamaai, services that witnessed his rapid advancement to Veterinary Surgeon 1st Class (ranking with Major). Indeed Thomson enjoyed quick acceleration to senior command, being appointed Principal Veterinary Officer in India in 1897 and awarded the C.B. in May 1900. Returning home in October 1902, he reached the pinnacle of his chosen profession when he was appointed Director-General of the Army Veterinary Service. Thomson, who was advanced to Major-General in April 1906, was placed on the Retired List in the following year and died in March 1932.
Major-General Henry Thomson, C.B., was born in November 1851, the son of Major J. Thomson, R.A., and was educated privately prior to entering the Army Veterinary Service as an Assistant Veterinary Surgeon in 1871. He subsequently witnessed extensive service out in Egypt and the Sudan between 1882-84, while attached to the 19th Hussars, and was present at Kassassin, Tel-el-Kebir, El-Teb and Tamaai, services that witnessed his rapid advancement to Veterinary Surgeon 1st Class (ranking with Major). Indeed Thomson enjoyed quick acceleration to senior command, being appointed Principal Veterinary Officer in India in 1897 and awarded the C.B. in May 1900. Returning home in October 1902, he reached the pinnacle of his chosen profession when he was appointed Director-General of the Army Veterinary Service. Thomson, who was advanced to Major-General in April 1906, was placed on the Retired List in the following year and died in March 1932.