My grandfather fought in the Great War and survived. However, he went through the horrors of a gas attack and eventually developed lung can...
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James Thomson
Lance Corporal
Service No. 8901
Age 28
Died on 1 July 1916
Manchester Regiment
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Somme, France
Son of William and Rosehannah Thomson; husband of Mary J. Thomson, of 32, Bradshaw, Moss Side, Manchester.
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James Thomson was my great - great uncle. He died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme and has no known grave.
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I wish I had known you and had a chance to thank you for everything you gave to us who survive you.
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James was the uncle of my father in law Stuart Thomson. The family have visited the Thiepval memorial and seen his name engraved on it.
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At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.
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James Thomson will be commemorated on the roll of honour at the Tower of London on Monday 11 August 2014.
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We will remember them.
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So many lives were lost at the Battle of the Somme, so many husbands, brother and sons - they're sacrifice should never be forgotten.
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James was the uncle of my father in law Stuart Thomson. Stuart's father Horace - James brother was the youngest of the family. We as a famil...
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James was the younger brother of my great-grandmother, Mary-Ann (Polly) Richardson, nee Thomson
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