He was the son of Martha Thompson, of 32, Athol Street, Dunston, and the late Andrew Thompson.
Morpeth Herald 24/03/1916 carries a brief obituary:
SOLDIER’S DEATH
A soldier of the 3/9th [sic] D.L.I. stationed at Rothbury, died here very suddenly on Saturday evening. On Monday all soldiers stationed here followed the remains to the station, his funeral having been arranged to take place at his own home. The Rothbury Brass Band (Mr G. Gray, conductor) played the Dead March and “Lead Kingly Light”. The scene was a very affecting one.
CWGC carries the following note – Alternative Commemoration – buried in Dunston (Christ Church) Churchyard.
He is remembered in Dunston on D38.04 and D38.06 and in the D.L.I. Book of Remembrance page 52
