J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson
| John Cloudsley-Thompson | |
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In Sudan, 1964
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| Born |
John Leonard Thompson 23 May 1921 Murree, Pakistan (formerly pre-partition India) |
| Died | 4 October 2013 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | British |
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| Occupation | Naturalist |
| Years active | 1945–2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Cloudsley |
| Children | Three sons |
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John Leonard Cloudsley-Thompson DSc CBiol FSB FRES FZS (23 May 1921 – 4 October 2013) was a British naturalist renowned for his work on desert fauna and a decorated tank commander during the Second World War.
Thompson was born in Murree, in pre-partition India (now Pakistan), where his father worked in public health. He returned to the UK to be educated at Marlborough College and then to read natural sciences at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
His time at Cambridge was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War. He volunteered for the army at a Reception Unit in Reading in September 1939. After initially assisting his father (who by then was the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth) in setting up casualty clearing stations he volunteered to join the Royal Tank Regiment.
Before his call up in 1941, Thompson had joined the Local Defence Volunteers and then the Home Guard. He was sent to Sandhurst for officer training, and was commissioned into the 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars. After transferring to the 4th County of London Yeomanry, he sailed to join the 7th Armoured Division (Desert Rats) in North Africa and took part in Operation Crusader in November 1941.
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