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25th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
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Capt. Richard William Leslie Wain VC. 25th Btn. att. A Bn. Tank Corps Manchester Regiment (d.20th Nov 1917)  Richard Wain was killed in action on the 20th of November 1917, aged 20 and commemorated on The Cambrai Memorial in France.
He was the son of Florence E. Wain, of Woodside, The Avenue, Llandaff, Cardiff, and the late Harris Wain.
An extract from The London Gazette, dated 13th Feb., 1918, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery in command of a section of Tanks. During an attack the Tank in which he was, was disabled by a direct hit near an enemy strong point which was holding up the attack. Capt. Wain and one man, both seriously wounded, were the only survivors. Though bleeding profusely from his wounds, he refused the attention of stretcher-bearers, rushed from behind the Tank with a Lewis gun, and captured the strong point, taking about half the garrison prisoners. Although his wounds were very serious he picked up a rifle and continued to fire at the retiring enemy until he received a fatal wound in the head. It was due to the valour displayed by Capt. Wain that the infantry were able to advance."
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Pte. John Spence 25th Btn. Manchester Regiment My Grandfather John Spence enlisted on the 10th of July 1915. He was 22 years and 5 months old and described himself as a pork butcher, living at the address in Oldfield Street. His next of kin was his Father, also John.
He was posted to the 25th Battalion, Manchester Regiment on the 30th of August 1915.
He went to France as part of a draft of reinforcements on the 13th of January 1916 aboard the vessel Onward from Folkestone, arriving in France the next day.
He went to the 30th Infantry Brigade Depot where he was then posted to the 18th Battalion, Manchester Regiment.
He was reported missing on the 30th of July 1916 during the 18th Battalion's ill fated attack on the village of Guillemont.
After imprisonment at Dulmen camp, he was repatriated on the 29th of November 1918.
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Sgt. Herbert Tonge 25th Battalion Manchester Regiment Herbert Tonge served with the 25th and 21st Battalions, Manchester Regiment
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