Private John Thompson

Private John James Walker Thompson, 10th ( Service ) Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. He was killed in action in Belgium on 7th September 1918 during the ” Advance to Victory ” aged 19. He was the son of John and Margaret Thompson of Bradford, Belford and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial (Berks Cemetery Extension), Belgium. The photographs show Allied troops pursuing the retreating German Army during the final 100 days of the War.

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