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Thomas James Reginald Redgrave
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortedatum: 24/02/1886 |
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Geboorteplaats: West Ham, Essex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Boekhouder |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 46324 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Wood Green, Middlesex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment, 10th Bn. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 03/10/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: East of Bodmin Copse, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 31 |
Gedenkplaats
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Tyne Cot Memorial Paneel: 30A |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille — 11/11/1920 |
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Victory Medal Medaille — 11/11/1920 |
Points of interest 2
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Mijn verhaal
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.
Bronnen 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 Verdere verwijzing |
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McCarthy C., Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account, (London, Uniform, 2018), pg. 107-109. Gebruikte bronnen |
Meer informatie 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 |