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HARPER, THOMAS
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Uttoxeter Advertiser |
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Parents |
Thomas and Annie Harper |
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Where born |
Uttoxeter |
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When born |
About 1895 |
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Address |
Marchington, Staffordshire |
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The Cottage, Brereton Lodge, Brereton, Stafford |
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Spouse |
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Children |
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Employment Before Joining up |
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Where enlisted |
Lichfield, Staffordshire |
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Regiment |
Leicestershire |
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Unit |
1st Bn. |
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Rank |
Private |
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3a |
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Service Number |
9525 |
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Date of Death |
15 September 1916 |
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Age at time of death |
21 |
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Where Killed or died |
France/Flanders |
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How he died |
Killed in Action |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Thiepval Memorial – Pier and Face 2 C and 3 A. |
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Marchington St. Peter’s Church War Memorial |
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1, 2 |
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Thomas was born in Uttoxeter, but lived in Marchington.
We know little about Thomas’s service, but we do know that in September 1914 he was serving with the British Expeditionary Force[2]. He is likely to have been one of the ‘Old Contenptibles’ because by the time the Uttoxeter Advertiser went to print on the 3rd of September 1914[3a] he was listed serving as ‘Private’ T. Harper. Perhaps he was a Regular Soldier, Reservist or member of the Territorials?
| He is commemorated on the War Memorial on St. Peter’s Church, Marchington | |
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