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Captain HERBERT THOMPSON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Durham Light Infantry

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 28 March 1918

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CERISY-GAILLY FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY

II. A. 1.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Husband of Evelyn Jeannie Thompson, of "Ignaucourt", 9, Adolphus Terrace, Whitburn, Sunderland.
  • Personal Inscription UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
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Buried or commemorated at

CERISY-GAILLY FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY
Somme France
Number of casualties: 393
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