Capt
Thomas Graham Shillington
Informations sur naissance
Année de naissance: 1898 |
Lieu de naissance: Portadown, County Armagh, Royaume-Uni, Irlande du Nord |
Informations générales
Profession: Student |
Informations service militaire
Pays: Ireland |
Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
Rang: Captain |
Numéro de service: / |
Incorporation date: 19/16 |
Incorporation nom de lieu: Portadown, County Armagh, Royaume-Uni, Irlande du Nord |
Unités: — Royal Irish Fusiliers, 9th Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
Date de décès: 18/08/1917 |
Lieu de décès: No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Brandhoek, Belgique |
Cause du décès: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
Âge: 19 |
Cimetière
Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3 Parcelle: II Rangée: E Tombe: 31 |
Distinctions et médailles 3
1914-15 Star Médaille |
British War Medal Médaille |
Victory Medal Médaille |
Complément d'informations
On 16 August 1917, the 9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers came under heavy enemy fire. They reached Gallipoli and Hill 35 but the positions were impossible to hold. Due to German counter attacks they had to fall back to their starting position. Thomas was wounded during this attack, he had a gunshot wound to the throat. The 9th Battalion left the line on 17 September and moved to Vlamertinge. Captain Shillington was taken back to the N°3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station in Brandhoek (a hamlet of Vlamertinge), where he died of his wounds on 18 September.
Sources 7
Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com/ Sources utilisées |
CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/140473/SHILLINGTON,%20THOMAS%20GRAHAM Sources utilisées |
Famous Regiments, The Royal Irish Fusiliers, Henry Harris Sources utilisées |
The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Sources utilisées |
The Royal Irish Fusiliers 1793-1968, Marcus Cunliffe Sources utilisées |
The Third Ypres Passchendaele Day-By-Day Account, McCarthy Chris Sources utilisées |
War Diary 9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers aug 1917 Sources utilisées |