Pte
Thomas Muirhead
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1898 |
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Place of birth: Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Clerk |
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: 34132 |
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Enlistment date: 20/02/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 5/6th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 21/02/1918 |
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Place of death: Kerselaarhoek, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 20 |
Cemetery
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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: VI Row: C Grave: 3 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
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My story
Private Thomas Muirhead served in the 5th/6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
On 21st of February 1918, the Battalion relieved the 4th East Yorks Regiment and established their headquarters at Indigo. From there they went to Borry Farm and proceeded via Judah Track to the front line.
During a relief at the front line two exposed forward posts on the right front company were attacked by the Germans. This resulted in three men being killed, three wounded and a further thirteen missing.
Private Thomas Muirhead was killed in action on the 21st of February 1918. It is highly possible that he was killed during this German raid. His remains were exhumed after the war and reinterred in Buttes New British Cemetery.
On 21st of February 1918, the Battalion relieved the 4th East Yorks Regiment and established their headquarters at Indigo. From there they went to Borry Farm and proceeded via Judah Track to the front line.
During a relief at the front line two exposed forward posts on the right front company were attacked by the Germans. This resulted in three men being killed, three wounded and a further thirteen missing.
Private Thomas Muirhead was killed in action on the 21st of February 1918. It is highly possible that he was killed during this German raid. His remains were exhumed after the war and reinterred in Buttes New British Cemetery.
Sources 5
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"The Thirty-Third Division in France and Flanders 1915 - 1919", Hutchinson G.S., The Naval & Military Press, sd, page 79 Sources used |
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/39/?name=Thomas_Muirhead&count=50&keyword=34132&location=3257.3250&priority=scottish Further reference |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/480374/muirhead,-thomas/ Sources used |
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Service Records https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1219/30972_176584-00426?pid=1329662&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid%3D1219%26h%3D1329662%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D1543&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.22995064.2124661187.1563951676-431877484.1543926872&_gac=1.195759768.1563371909.EAIaIQobChMI3Jyglo684wIVxeJ3Ch20BwX8EAAYASAAEgJcOvD_BwE Further reference |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |