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Cpl. Thomas Terence Mooney
British Army 2/4th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
from:St. Helens, Lancashire
Thomas Mooney was my father. At Stoke-on-Trent on 3rd of April 1940, he joined the South Lancashire Regiment, in which his own father had served during the Second Boer War. He saw service at first as part of the anti-invasion force and was stationed in Suffolk at Henham Park near Southwold. He trained and qualified as a Provost in the Regimental Police.
He was discharged due to ill health and with an exemplary service notation on 17th of April 1945 at Preston. He died in 1949 due to injuries received in Service. He is remembered with love by his son Errol and family.