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| Full Name | Douglas Thompson |
| Rank (highest) | Corporal |
| Service Number | 15460 |
| Company | A Company |
| Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Enlisted / Commissioned | Carlisle / Cumberland |
| Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
| Born | Carlisle |
| Nationality | English 
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| Parents | Robert and Esther Thompson Burns Court / John Street / Caldewgate / Carlisle |
| Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Died | 3 June 1917 |
| Age | 23 |
| Cause of Death | d. – Died whilst a prisoner of war |
| Burial Type | Grave with headstone Family inscription: LOVINGLY REMEMBERED |
| Reference Number | IV.D.21. |
| Resting Place | Valenciennes (St Roch) Communal Cemetery Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Coordinates |  Latitude: 50.3671 / Longitude: 3.53892
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| Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
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