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Thomas McGowran
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsdatum: 30/09/1877 |
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Geburtsort: Dublin, Irland, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Beruf: Steinmetz |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: Ireland |
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Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Dienstnummer: 10065 |
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Einberufung datum: 01/05/1915 |
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Einberufung ort: Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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Einheiten: — Royal Irish Regiment, 6th Bn. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 03/08/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Casualty Clearing Station, Proven, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Verwundet |
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Alter: 39 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Mendinghem Military Cemetery Grabstelle: III Reihe: E Grab: 51 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Punkte von Interesse 2
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Meine Geschichte
The 16th Division was in support of the 15th Division on the 1st of August. The next day the 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment (47th Brigade, 16th Division) moved up to the support line and then the frontline facing the Frezenberg ridge. Thomas was wounded in the Frezenberg area while taking over or holding the line. He was taken back to a Casualty Clearing Station in Proven where died there of his wounds.
Quellen 2
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6 Battalion Royal Irish Regiment (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/1970/3) https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Verwendete Quellen |
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Geoghegan Stannus, The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment from 1900 to 1922 (Edinburgh, William Blackwood & Sons, 1927). Verwendete Quellen |
Weitere Informationen 3
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=f3bd7e04-8287-4781-bf36-e13d1fda6708 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2800105 |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/86728 |