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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Thomas Clifford Vincent
|Army number=249834
|Rank=2/Lieutenant
|Age=23
|Unit=168 O.C.T.U., Commissioned in The Durham Light Infantry, Posted 10th Bn DLI 6/11/1942, 146 Fd Amb 17/6/1944, KILLED in ACTION 18/8/1944.
|Company/Battery=A, S
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Carrier
|Task or role=OC
|Joined Brigade=06-Nov-42
|Promotions=Lt 17/5/1943
|Died/Killed in action=18-Aug-44
|Home address=Son of Clifford Edward and Rosa Thomas, husband of Joyce Thomas, St Marychurch, Torquay, Devon. Buried Grave XV. E. 13. Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
|Source table=10DLI
}}

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 |Rank=2/Lt
 |Date of birth=Born Monmouthshire 1921.
-|Age=23
+|Age=23 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Posted to 168 O.C.T.U.  Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 31/10/1942.  Posted and joined 10th Bn DLI 6/11/1942.  Served Normandy.   Evacuated to 146 Field Ambulance 17/6/1944, DIED of WOUNDS 18/8/1944 while with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
+|Unit=Posted to 168 O.C.T.U. as a Cadet.  Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 31/10/1942.  Posted to, and joined, 10th Bn DLI 6/11/1942.  Served Normandy.   Evacuated to 146 Field Ambulance 17/8/1944.  DIED of WOUNDS 18/8/1944 while with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. (NB.  Graves Registration documentation lists Lt Thomas as Killed in Action rather than Died of Wounds - this may be a manuscript error).
 |Company/Battery=A, S.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Carrier.
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 |Promotions=W/S Lt 17/5/1943.
 |Wounded=17/8/1944.
-|Died/Killed in action=18-Aug-44.
+|Died/Killed in action=18-Aug-44.  Interred initially near Le Mesnil Manger, Map 7F/4, reference 314576.
-|Home address=Resident of Newport.  Son of Clifford Edward and Rosa Thomas, husband of Joyce Thomas, St Marychurch, Torquay, Devon.  Buried Grave XV. E. 13.  Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
+|Home address=Resident of Newport.  Son of Clifford Edward and Rosa Thomas, husband of Joyce Thomas, St Marychurch, Torquay, Devon.  Re-buried 17/7/1946 in Grave XV. E. 13.  Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.  Headstone inscription reads "TO THE WORLD, A SOLDIER, TO US, THE WORLD".
 |Image Name=Thomas_C_V_10_DLI.JPG
 |Image Title=Lt C V Thomas' CWGC headstone.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}

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 |Date of birth=Born Monmouthshire 1921.
 |Age=23
-|Unit=Posted to 168 O.C.T.U.  Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 31/10/1942.  Posted and joined 10th Bn DLI 6/11/1942.  Served Normandy.   Evacuated to 146 Field Ambulance 17/6/1944, DIED of WOUNDS 18/8/1944.
+|Unit=Posted to 168 O.C.T.U.  Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 31/10/1942.  Posted and joined 10th Bn DLI 6/11/1942.  Served Normandy.   Evacuated to 146 Field Ambulance 17/6/1944, DIED of WOUNDS 18/8/1944 while with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
-|Company/Battery=A, S
+|Company/Battery=A, S.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Carrier.
 |Task or role=OC.
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 |Died/Killed in action=18-Aug-44.
 |Home address=Resident of Newport.  Son of Clifford Edward and Rosa Thomas, husband of Joyce Thomas, St Marychurch, Torquay, Devon.  Buried Grave XV. E. 13.  Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}

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 |Army number=249834
 |Rank=2/Lt
 |Age=23
-|Unit=168 O.C.T.U., Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 31/10/1942, Posted and joined 10th Bn DLI 6/11/1942,  Evacuated to 146 Field Ambulance 17/6/1944, DIED of WOUNDS 18/8/1944.
+|Unit=Posted to 168 O.C.T.U.  Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 31/10/1942.  Posted and joined 10th Bn DLI 6/11/1942.  Served Normandy.   Evacuated to 146 Field Ambulance 17/6/1944, DIED of WOUNDS 18/8/1944.
 |Company/Battery=A, S
-|Platoon or other sub-unit=Carrier
+|Platoon or other sub-unit=Carrier.
-|Task or role=OC
+|Task or role=OC.
-|Joined Brigade=06-Nov-42
+|Joined Brigade=06-Nov-42.
-|Promotions=W/S Lt 17/5/1943
+|Promotions=W/S Lt 17/5/1943.
-|Wounded=17/8/1944
+|Wounded=17/8/1944.
-|Died/Killed in action=18-Aug-44
+|Died/Killed in action=18-Aug-44.
-|Home address=Born 1921 Monmouthshire.  Son of Clifford Edward and Rosa Thomas, husband of Joyce Thomas, St Marychurch, Torquay, Devon.  Buried Grave XV. E. 13.  Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
+|Home address=Resident of Newport.  Son of Clifford Edward and Rosa Thomas, husband of Joyce Thomas, St Marychurch, Torquay, Devon.  Buried Grave XV. E. 13.  Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}