South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Ovillers New Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After April 1917 | ~ | Whichford Roll of Honour | Whichford War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of the Selle | Apr 1917 at Stratford on Avon | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Ovillers | Pte 30960 Dorsetshire Regiment | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Thomas is listed as being killed in action on the 23rd October wjhen the battalion took part in a night attack on Ovillers. The War diary for the day is transcribed below:Near Ovillers: "Battalion in conjunction with 7th Battn Leicestershire Regt on the left and 64th Inf Bde on the right attacked red dotted line W of Ovillers and red line W of Vendigies-au-Bois. Battalion succeeded in taking all its objectives and held them until 6th Bttn The Leicestershire Regt and 62nd Inf Bde went through to capture further objectives". Casualties 25 killed; 123 wounded and 7 missing.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1899 at Whichford | 7 Apr 1899 at Whichford |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Albert and Eleanor Lowe | 53 Alderminster |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1899 - Whichford | 1911 - Farm boy |
| 1901 - Road, Whichford | |
| 1911 - Whichford | |
| 1916 - 53 Alderminster |
