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Private A THOMSON

Service Number: 120595
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

157th Coy.

Date of Death

Died 11 November 1917

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY

XVII. A. 7.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomson, of 38, William St., Glasgow; husband of Margaret Thomson, of 21, West Russell St., Glasgow.
  • Personal Inscription YOUR LIFE WAS SHORT MY LOVING HUSBAND BUT PEACEFUL BE YOUR REST
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Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Number of casualties: 3691
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