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John Salmand Thomson

In memory of:

Driver John Salmand Thomson

November 4, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

213202

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

9th Bde.

Additional Information

Son of William and Catherine Thomson. Born at Glasgow, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 512 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

QUEANT ROAD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 22.

Location:

Buissy is a village about 20 kilometres south-east of Arras and a little south of the main road from Arras to Cambrai. QUEANT ROAD CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres south-west of Buissy on the north-west side of the road to the village of Queant.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Monument– This is the family grave of Private Thomson in Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland, on which he is commemorated. Sadly the stone has become unstable and is now lying flat.

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    Monument – This is the family grave of Private Thomson in Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland, on which he is commemorated. Sadly the stone has become unstable and is now lying flat.
  • Inscription– This is a close up of the family grave of Private Thomson in Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland, on which he is commemorated. Sadly the stone has become unstable and is now lying flat.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – This is a close up of the family grave of Private Thomson in Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland, on which he is commemorated. Sadly the stone has become unstable and is now lying flat.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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