211525 Pte Thomas Arthur Newby British Army 5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry from:Thornaby I have only just started to research my grandfather Thomas Arthur Newby, (Pte 248039) who was born in Morley, North Yorkshire in 1893. I know that he served with the DLI in WW1 and WW2. I have found some very interesting records on Ancestry.com but sadly a lot of them are so badly decayed or badly copied that much information is lost. He joined the Territorials, 5th Battalion DLI, in Stockton on Tees and was part of the expeditionary force to France from 9/10/15 to 10/5/15. On his return from France he transferred to 3rd Btn. DLI, returning to France again from 24/9/17 to 21/4/18. He died when I was very young and I have only one vague memory of him. I hope to find out more about him. I was in the TA for 13 years, based initially in Stockton on Tees and never knew his history, I have also been on battlefield tours covering the areas that he was posted to in France, I didn't have a clue that he had served there, hopefully I can fill the gaps and get a better picture of who he was.
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