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Full Name | Thomas Schofield |
Rank (highest) | Private |
Service Number | 35749 |
Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) / 1/5th Battalion[1] |
Regiment | Border Regiment |
Enlisted / Commissioned | Oldham, Lancashire |
Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
Born | Oldham |
Nationality | English |
Residence(s) | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire |
Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
Died | 30 May 1918 |
Cause of Death | d. |
Burial Type | Grave |
Reference Number | D.8. |
Resting Place | Wavans Britsh Cemetery Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Coordinates | Latitude: 50.22574 / Longitude: 2.15616 |
Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
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References and notes
- ↑ The battalion serving in at time of death shows a discrepancy between the sources. Thomas is listed as being in the 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) in Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment and the 1/5th Battalion in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database.
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