In Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France is the Commonwealth War Grave of 13853 Private Robert Thompson, serving with the 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment who died 26/09/1915.

Soldiers Died in the Great War gives his first name as Robert, says he was born in West Rainton and enlisted at Washington.

His pension card gives his wife Mary Thompson living at 15 Musgrave Terrace Washington with their 5 children Jane born September 11th 1906, Ethel Maud born September 5th 1908, Gertrude Emmeline born August 14th 1910, Margaret Unwin Brookes born April 2nd 1913 and Edward born May 20th 1915.

Robert Thompson is remembered at Washington on W96.01, W96.05 and W96.09.