1 The death was - announced recently in Great Neck, New York, of Mr John T. Thompson, . inventor of the “Tommy” sub-machine-gun, at the age of 79. He was in charge of the design and manufacture of small arms cartridges for the United States Government during the last war. He retired from the Army in 1914, after 32 years’ service in the artillery.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 227, 23 August 1940, Page 2
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