Region mourns his death at home in Annan, aged 100, after a full life at the heart of the community he loved
Dumfriesshire auctioneer, author and historian, John Thomson, has died peacefully at his home in Annan , aged 100.
He served in the army during the war managing to survive the severe crash of his motorbike with a tank resulting in a long spell in hospital and then continuing service in the transport corps. He had a great love of Cheviot sheep and the farmers and shepherds who looked after them on the Border hills. His annual visit to his many Borders` friends and clients was much looked forward to.
Politics led him to meet his future wife, Margery McFarlane – daughter of Sir Charles McFarlane MP. He and Margery married at Beeswing in 1951.
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