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Thomas James Reginald Redgrave
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 24/02/1886 |
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Place of birth: West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Accountant |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 46324 |
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Enlistment place: Wood Green, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment, 10th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 03/10/1917 |
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Place of death: East of Bodmin Copse, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 31 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 30A |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal — 11/11/1920 |
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Victory Medal Medal — 11/11/1920 |
Points of interest 2
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| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
Thomas James Reginald was born in 1886 in West Ham, Essex. He was the son of Harry and Kate Redgrave. Before enlisting Thomas worked as a clerk and an accountant with the Carreras Tobacco Company. In the summer of 1910 Thomas married Mary Jane Pepper. They had one son together, Aubrey Clifford Redgrave.
By the fall of 1917 Thomas had been conscripted in the army and served as a Private in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment, 10th Battalion, part of the 11th Brigade, of the 37th Division, which participated in the Battle of Passchendaele. On the 28th of September 1917 the 10th Royal Fusiliers relieved the 13th Royal Sussex in the frontline. They occupied positions in the vicinity of Tower Hamlets till the 2nd of October, when they in turn were relieved by the 13th King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Thomas’ Battalion moved into support with Battalion Headquarters at Bodmin Copse. While being in support, the 10th Royal Fusiliers were shelled by the German artillery.
Private Thomas James Reginald was killed in action on 3 October 1917. The 31-year old possibly fell while his Battalion occupied the support trenches between Bodmin Copse and the Bassevillebeek stream. Thomas has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Thomas James Reginald left behind a wife and an young son.
By the fall of 1917 Thomas had been conscripted in the army and served as a Private in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment, 10th Battalion, part of the 11th Brigade, of the 37th Division, which participated in the Battle of Passchendaele. On the 28th of September 1917 the 10th Royal Fusiliers relieved the 13th Royal Sussex in the frontline. They occupied positions in the vicinity of Tower Hamlets till the 2nd of October, when they in turn were relieved by the 13th King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Thomas’ Battalion moved into support with Battalion Headquarters at Bodmin Copse. While being in support, the 10th Royal Fusiliers were shelled by the German artillery.
Private Thomas James Reginald was killed in action on 3 October 1917. The 31-year old possibly fell while his Battalion occupied the support trenches between Bodmin Copse and the Bassevillebeek stream. Thomas has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Thomas James Reginald left behind a wife and an young son.
Sources 2
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10 Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London), (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2532/1). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Further reference |
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McCarthy C., Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account, (London, Uniform, 2018), pg. 107-109. Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/830354 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=b85754a9-9348-4897-aa34-8500f8500abe |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/3679202 |