GUNNER THOMAS

[BIFFO]

A relative gave me this ,have just watched ian hislops tv prog,and I agree they should not be forgotten,

I know nothing about this man,can any one give me info,so I can go and see the poor guys grave and adopt him who ever he is

thanks for any help

[welshdoc]

Hi Biffo your man was 28 yr old number 37366 follow the link you will have to copy and paste

http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_...casualty=543731

Im not sure if Trehafod has a memorial but look at the Imperial war museum website and there is a new section on war memorials (linked to the new chanel 4 prog). I cant access the site from this PC.

From Trehafod he may be a distant relative, but theres a hell of a lot of Thomas's in this part of the world. Makes it more difficult to research so much easier with a strange name. Just remember him once a year and his memory will not fade. Ive adopted a couple of casualties myself. Sounds silly but you feel you are doing something for the poor souls. Cheers gareth

[BIFFO]

Hi Biffo your man was 28 yr old  number 37366 follow the link you will have to copy and paste

http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_...casualty=543731

Im not sure if Trehafod has a memorial but look at the Imperial war museum website and there is a new section on war memorials (linked to the new chanel 4 prog). I cant access the site from this PC.

From Trehafod  he may be a distant relative, but theres a hell of a lot of Thomas's in this part of the world.  Makes it more difficult to research so much easier with a strange name. Just remember him once a year and his memory will not fade. Ive adopted a couple of casualties myself. Sounds silly but you feel you are doing something for the poor souls. Cheers gareth

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[BIFFO]

big thank you welshdoc,I live in england but born welsh,am a treherbert exile,re gunner thomas,I will go and "find him"next may to show he didnt die in vain,is there any way I can find out how he met his end,

biffo

[welshdoc]

Hi Biffo, its hardly likely that you will find out anything about how Dvr thomas was killed or died directly from official sources. The CWGC tells afair amount but there is a CD ROM soldiers died in the great war which has more details. This cost £280 but there are several members on teh forum who are happy to check it for you. Just post SDGW lookup, give the deatls including number and hope . Also you may be lucky and be able to get some information from local newspapers. I doubt Trehafod had its own paper and from memory I think its a tiny place between Porth and Pontyprydd. The latter would be your best bet have a look at the council website. If there is a heritage officer or equivalent you could try to ask them if hes on the local town memorial. Good luck researching. Gareth

[BIFFO]

Hi Biffo, its hardly likely that you will find out anything about how Dvr thomas was killed or died directly from official sources. The CWGC tells afair amount but there is a CD ROM soldiers died in the great war  which has more details. This cost £280 but there are several members on teh forum who are happy to check it for you. Just post SDGW lookup, give the deatls including number and hope .  Also you may be lucky and be able to get some information from local newspapers. I doubt Trehafod had its own paper and from memory I think its a tiny place between Porth and Pontyprydd. The latter would be your best bet have a look at the council website. If there is a heritage officer or equivalent you could try to ask them if hes on the local town memorial.  Good luck researching. Gareth

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[BIFFO]

ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU,see we welsh stick together,hope we stick together next year at the fortress,tho I still cherish the day this year when I can say"Iwas there "????