In Crump Trench British Cemetery, Fampoux, France is the Commonwealth War Grave of 22/552 Private John Thomas  Briggs, serving with the 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers who died 29/04/1917.

The son of Joseph Briggs, of 32, Tees Street, Chopwell, Co. Durham and the husband of Elizabeth Briggs. He was a native of Swalwell, Co. Durham.

His pension records state his wife Elizabeth lived at 15 Middletown Whickham with their children Joseph William born July 18th 1910. John Thomas born September 23rd 1912 and Margaret born May 6th 1917.

John Thomas Briggs is remembered in Swalwell on S85.01 and at Whickham on W86.01 W86.03, W86.05, W86.07 and W86.10.