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First Name: | Thomas Frederick | Last Name: | HORWOOD |
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| Date of Death: | 25/08/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Peckham | |
| Rank: | Private | Unit: | Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry2 | |
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Current Information:Born-Broadstairs Enlisted-London Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France
On 24th August, 1915, 2nd Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry of 5 Brigade, 2nd Division moved into the front line trenches at Givenchy in northern France. Early in the morning of 25th August, the enemy blew a small mine which buried alive 3 men from 2nd Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. These men were successfully rescued but there were other casualties in the battalion, including Thomas Horwood, who was killed in action on the same day. |
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