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Pte. Thomas Story
British Army 8th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Carlisle
Thomas Story enlisted to serve with the Territorial Force of the County of Argyll in Scotland who were holding a recruitment in Carlisle, about six months into World War I. He was assigned to the 8th Battalion. Two letters survive from Thomas to his wife Ada, written on 6th May 1915 and 24th February 1916.
A medical card was filled out for Thomas Story, Private, number 2799 from the Unit 1/8 A & SH (Argyll and Southern Highlanders). The card is for a gun shot wound in the right leg. It shows he was transferred from medical unit 4 CCS on 14th April 1916. Thomas was discharged from the 8th Battalion of the Territorial Force after 2 years and 258 days of service. He is listed as no longer fit for service.

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