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L/Cpl. Thomas Henry Greene

British Army 12/13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers

from:100 Kambala Road, Battersea, London.

(d.8th Sep 1918)

Thomas Greene is buried in the Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery in Northern France. 12 pounds 10 shillings and 10 pence was sent to his widow Mabel on the 3rd of December 1918 and she received 9 pounds and 10 shillings War Gratuity in 1919.

The 12/13th Northumberland Fusiliers War Diary show his Battalion on the 8th of September 1918-09-08 at 4am was moving to reinforce the Lincolnshire Regiments in the front line, it states there were 4 officers wounded but no details of other ranks. In the Lincolnshire Regiment War Diary it gives more details about the heavy fighting that day and states 12th/13th Northumberland Fusiliers were ordered to maintain the spur in W23c at all costs. Thomas's body was found at map ref. W23. which is between Heudicourt and Pezieres.



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