Service Details
Name:
 THOMSON
Given Name:
 JAMES MCAULAY
Initials:
 J M
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 2nd Regt.
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Date of Death:
 1916-10-17
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Age:
 37
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds
Decorations:
 Distinguished Conduct Medal
Citations:
 LG Sup 22 Sept 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry and fine leading during operations. After all his officers were wounded, and when he had but few men left, he refused to retire and hung on with greatest determination."
Additional
Information:
Son of James McAulay and Agnes Thomson, of Ayr, Scotland. Husband of Mary Phillis Thomson, of Boksburg. Born Ayr, Scotland. Served in the South African Campaign and in German South-West Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Seine-Maritime
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Cemetery:
 ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN
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Grave Reference:
 Officers, B. 1. 35.

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