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Pte. Thomas Foye
British Army 2nd Btn. Duke of Wellington's Regiment
from:Keighley, West Yorkshire
(d.3rd May 1917)
Thomas Foye was killed in action at the Battle of Arras. He was involved in a series of actions in the area of Fampoux and lost his life along with 391 men on the same day as they went over the top on the 3rd of May 1917. He was a Grenadier with the 2nd battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) There were no remains but Thomas is honoured for his bravery with his name on the monument at the British graveyard in the town of Arras, northern France.