Lance Corporal William Rees Ceidrych Thomas
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Thomas,
William Rees Ceidrych
Date of birth: 1882-09-29
Place of birth: Llandilo Carmarthenshire Wales
Next of kin: Mary Thomas; mother; Bage House, Madley, Hereford, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-09-19
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 100007
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(8th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lance Corporal, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Corporal (Army). 1915-06-29 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Died after being shot by a sniper during reconnaisance of front line trenches in the Courcelette area during the Somme Offensive.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1576562
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Thomas and Mary Thomas of Holsty, Vowchurch, Hereford, England.
Prior service - Pembroke Yeomanry.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site. [Acting Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 66th Battalion Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-27