Lodewijk Thomson

Lodewijk Thomson
Thomson in 1905
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 16 June 1905 – 16 June 1913 (1905-06-16 – 1913-06-16)
Political party	Liberal Union
Constituency	Leeuwarden
Personal details
Born	Lodewijk Willem Johan Karel Thomson (1869-06-11)11 June 1869 Voorschoten, Netherlands
Died	15 June 1914(1914-06-15) (aged 45) Durrës, Principality of Albania
Education	Koninklijke Militaire Academie
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands  Principality of Albania
Branch	Royal Netherlands Army Colonial Reserve Corps International Gendarmerie
Service years	1884–1914
Rank	Major
Conflicts	Lombok Intervention Second Boer War (attaché) First Balkan War (attaché) Muslim Uprising in Albania †
Awards	Order of William Order of the Netherlands Lion Order of Orange-Nassau

Lodewijk Willem Johan Karel Thomson (11 June 1869 – 15 June 1914) 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.