Morpeth Herald 17/09/1915 carries a brief obituary:
News has been received of the death of Lance-Corporal William Thompson, of 20 Store Row, Cambois Colliery, who died from wounds received in the Dardanelles, at the Military Hospital, Alexandria, after a stay of a few days. He was one of the first to enlist, after the declaration of war, from Cambois, which little colliery has responded so well to its country’s call.
The following is a duplicate of a letter received from the resident chaplain of the Alexandria Military Hospital, by his parents:- Dear Mrs Thompson,-No doubt you will have had word by this time of the death of your son, who passed away at 4am today. I was with your lad several times during his short stay of a few days in this hospital. He was in the Oser-al-Waska portion of the institution. The building was originally a school and is admirably suitable for its present use. Your boy was well cared for by the nurses and doctors, and everything possible was done to help him. He died very peacefully and was buried in the afternoon with military honours in the Alexandria military cemetery. Praying that God may comfort you in this time of bereavement and help you realise that your son died in a noble cause.-
Yours faithfully, R.H. Pillowen.
He is remembered in Cambois on C6.02 and as John Thompson on C6.04
