Lodewijk Thomson

Military Person

1869 – 1914

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Who was Lodewijk Thomson?

Lodewijk Willem Johan Karel Thomson was a Dutch military commander and politician. He served as a member of the Dutch parliament between 1905 and 1913. In 1914 he became the commander of a newly created International Gendarmerie force in the Principality of Albania. He was killed during fighting in the town of Durrës on 15 June 1914, becoming the first Dutch soldier to be killed during a peacekeeping mission.

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Born
Jun 11, 1869
Voorschoten
Died
1914
Durrës

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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