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Rank : Private

Army Number : 20624

Unit : 8th Bn

Biography :

Enlisted at Melton Mowbray. Served with the 8th Battalion during World War One. Killed in action France and Flanders campaign 3.5.1917, aged 40. He is commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France.

UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 for Thomas Mowbray: Date and place of death 3.5.17 on or since presumed - account and date: Litchfield 3.18 - paid 14s 10d paid to widow C Mowbray - war gratuity authorised 14.11.19 £8 paid to widow C Mowbray.

Image: Charlotte and Thomas on their wedding day.

CWGC:

Rank: Private
Service No: 20624
Date of Death: 03/05/1917
Age: 40
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 8th Bn.
Panel Reference: Bay 5.
Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Husband of Charlotte Wheatcroft (formerly Mowbray), of 82, Saxby Rd., Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

Date of Birth : 10.7.1877

Place of Birth : Melbourne Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

Date of Death : 3.5.1917

Place of Death : France

Period of Service : 1910s

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France