July 4 1916: Ceres man injured in the line of duty

By Kirsty McIntosh

July 4 2016, 5:30am

July 4 2016, 5:30am

Peter Thompson was one of the first from the Fife village to sign up.

He was injured after losing his helmet in a bombing raid.

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