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Letter to the Army Records Unit dated November 30th 1917 from one of the Thomson family of Bridge Street West Wallsend. .

Letter to the Army Records Unit dated November 30th 1917 from one of the Thomson family of Bridge Street West Wallsend. . — Photo Ref: 28888

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The letter writer is enquiring about the location of her brothers John James #206 and William Lily #207 Thomson. The family had seen the name of one of the sons in a "missing" list in the newspapers, but had no official word on their wherabouts. They were not officially notified until July 1918 that John and William had been killed in action.

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