James Thomson Image

Name

James Thomson

Born

1888-03-15

Birth Place

Occupation

Farm Labourer

Religion

Baptist

Died

1918-09-04

Death

Killed in Action

Monument

Cemetery







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

651351

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-01-07

Wounded Date

1918-09-04


Service Record 2


Regimental Number

651351

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Company

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-01-07

Wounded Date

1918-09-04



Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

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Notes

He was wounded and while being carried in the stretcher a bomb killed him and the stretcher bearers.




Sources & Links

- McLeod, Norman. “The History of the County of Bruce 1907-1968”, vol 2, Bruce County Historical Society, 1969. Print.
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial