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|Army number=4466308 | |Army number=4466308 | ||
|Rank=Sergeant | |Rank=Sergeant | ||
| + | |Date of birth=Born County Durham 1916/17. | ||
|Age=27 | |Age=27 | ||
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry. Posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 27/6/44 while with 11th Battalion DLI. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action=27 | + | |Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed. |
| − | |Home address=Son of Thomas and Maud Topham, Shildon. | + | |Died/Killed in action=27-Jun-44 |
| + | |Home address=Resident of County Durham. Son of Thomas and Maud Topham, Shildon. Buried Grave IV. E. 6. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel. | ||
| + | |Image Name=Topham_T_W_11_DLI.JPG | ||
| + | |Image Title=Sgt T W Topham's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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| + | The DLI Roll of Honour has his date of death as 28/7/1944, as does the War Office casualty list. CWGC has 27/6/1944. If 28/6 is the more accurate this suggests that he may well have died of wounds sustained on 27/6/1944. This requires further investigation. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:50, 29 November 2016
Personnel Entry
Name Topham Thomas Walter
Army number 4466308
Rank Sergeant
Decorations
Date of birth Born County Durham 1916/17.
Age 27
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry. Posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 27/6/44 while with 11th Battalion DLI.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 27-Jun-44
Home address Resident of County Durham. Son of Thomas and Maud Topham, Shildon. Buried Grave IV. E. 6. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Source table 11DLI
The DLI Roll of Honour has his date of death as 28/7/1944, as does the War Office casualty list. CWGC has 27/6/1944. If 28/6 is the more accurate this suggests that he may well have died of wounds sustained on 27/6/1944. This requires further investigation.
