208528 L/Cpl. Thomas Evans British Army 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers from:Neath, South Wales (d.9th Jul 1916) Only found out about my Great Grandfather's War Service in 2010. I knew that he had died in 1916 and that my Grandmother's middle name was Loos after the final battle he fought in and in honour of the father she never knew. We understand that he was previously wounded and spent time repatriating back in Wales (fortunately for my immediate family and myself!). Information including postcards and letters came to the surface in 2010 that gave us a greater insight into the man. First and foremost, he was a regular soldier before the War began and that he died in a French hospital of wounds he sustained in the Battle of Loos in Belgium. He is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery in France and my brother and his partner are planning to visit the grave when they fly to Europe later this year. As we say in Australia: "Lest We Forget".
Update: It transpires that Thomas was wounded at the Battle of Loos and was sent home. During his recovery my grandmother was conceived. He was fatally wounded on the Somme when he returned to his Battalion.
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