Pte
Thomas McGowran
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 30/09/1877 |
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Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Stonemason |
Army information
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Country: Ireland |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 10065 |
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Enlistment date: 01/05/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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Units: — Royal Irish Regiment, 6th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 03/08/1917 |
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Place of death: Casualty Clearing Station, Proven, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 39 |
Cemetery
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Mendinghem Military Cemetery Plot: III Row: E Grave: 51 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
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.
Sources 2
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6 Battalion Royal Irish Regiment (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/1970/3) https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Geoghegan Stannus, The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment from 1900 to 1922 (Edinburgh, William Blackwood & Sons, 1927). Sources used |
More information 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 |