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James Thomson

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James pension record courtesy of WFA

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Kirkaldy
  • Service no: 3/3064
  • Rank: Private
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  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 8th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 38
  • Date of Death: 13.07.1916
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Thiepval Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Pier & Face 10A

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
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  • Mother:
  • Father:
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  • Spouse:

    Mary Thomson, 51 Pratt St, Kirkaldy

  • Children:

More about James Thomson

For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.

James Thomson   3/3064   Black Watch

James Thomson, 5 Pratt Street, Kirkcaldy, has also fallen in action.  He was 38 years of age, and he served in India, China, and in the South African War.  He leaves a widow.

Dundee Evening Telegraph 15th August 1916

Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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