Private 11765 Thomas Albert RUSSELL  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regiment & Unit

2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Enlisted On/At

September 1914 at Birmingham

Former Regiment

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Private Thomas Albert Russell

Details & Age at Death

Died of Wounds, Monday, October 4, 1915 aged 20

Medals

1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle

Battle of Loos

Place of Death

11th General Hospital, Boulogne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

Thomas died of his wounds most likely incurred at Givenchy btwn the 25th & 28th Sept 1915 when the battalion suffered 250 casualties during the Battle of the Loos.

Family and Personal History

Birth Date & Place

Jan Qtr 1895 - Bidford on Avon

Baptism Date & Place

10 Mar 1895 at Bidford on Avon, St. Laurence

Parents

William Henry & Julia
Tower Hill, Bidford on Avon

Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Address History

  • 1915: Tower Hill, Bidford on Avon

School(s), Colleges & University

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Occupation(s)

1911: Farm Worker

Other Information

 

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