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First Name: | Thomas | Last Name: | WILDING |
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| Date of Death: | 05/04/1917 | Lived/Born In: | Harrow | |
| Rank: | Private | Unit: | Middlesex13 | |
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Current Information:Age-19 14, Kymberley Road, Harrow Enlisted-Willesden Fosse10 Communal Cemetery, Sains-en-Gohelle, France
On 2nd April, 1917, 13th Middlesex of 73 Brigade, 24th Division, moved into the front line in the Carency sector near Arras, taking over the trenches running from Boyau Brisson to the Souchez River, where they remained until relieved on 8th April. The preliminary artillery bombardment for the Battle of Arras was taking place during their stay in these trenches and the inevitable German retaliation caused casualties among the battalion. One of those killed was Thomas Wilding on 5th April. |
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