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Pte. James Joseph Thompson
British Army 22nd (3rd Tyneside Scottish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Alnwick, Northumberland
(d.27th April 1917)
James Thompson was born on 27th April 1879 in Shilbottle to Robert and Isabelle Ann Maria Thompson. He was employed as a coal miner/hewer.
before he joined the British Army in late 1914.
He was reported missing, presumed dead, at the Battle of Arras on 27th April 1917.
As his next of kin, his wife Ann received a memorial scroll and a bronze plaque. He was awarded the British War and Victory Medal.
James is commemorated at Arras, France and on local memorials.