Piper James Thomson  Died: April 23, 1915
Regimental Number: |
28694
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Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army |
Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
16th Battalion |
Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Kirkcudbrightshire |
Country: |
Scotland |
Next of Kin: |
Mary Thomson, Mother, Beeswing, Dumfries, Scotland |
Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
June 12, 1884 |
Trade or Calling: |
Motorman |
Marital Status: |
Single |
Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Valcartier, Quebec |
Date of Enlistment: |
September 23, 1914 |
Age at enlistment: |
30 |
Height: |
5 Feet 10 Inches |
Chest: |
44 Inches |
Expansion: |
4 Inches |
Religion: |
Presbyterian |
Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe |
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Cause of Death: |
Died of Wounds |
Battle Died/Wounded: |
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Date of Death: |
April 23, 1915 |
Age at Death: |
30 |
Buried at: |
Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Plot: |
I. F. 12. |
Commemorated: |
New Abbey War Memorial |
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Prisoner of war: |
No |
Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male |
Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
Rank |
Regiment |
Unit |
Company |
Piper
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Canadian Infantry |
16th Battalion |
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Son of William and Mary Thomson, of Beeswing, Dumfries, Scotland. Had been a member of the 72nd Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. Ted Wigney's "The C.E.F. Roll of Honour" indicates he was a Piper. He is commemorated on the New Abbey War Memorial located in a small enclosure next to the Abbey at New Abbey approximately 6 miles south of Dumfries on the A710 (Derek Robertson, The Scottish War Memorials Forum). |
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