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|Surname and forenames=Neish Thomas | |Surname and forenames=Neish Thomas | ||
|Army number=2759589 | |Army number=2759589 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Research suggests Pte Neish was born in Kirkcaldy 1917/18. | |Date of birth=Research suggests Pte Neish was born in Kirkcaldy 1917/18. | ||
| − | |Age=22 | + | |Age=22 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the Black Watch, no dates as yet. Posted | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Black Watch, no dates as yet. Posted 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. DIED of WOUNDS 22/5/40, Vide:-Cas/BW/6 dated 17/4/42. |
| + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| + | |Company/Battery=HQ Company. | ||
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known. | ||
|Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed. | |Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed. | ||
|Wounded=Probably 20/5/1940. | |Wounded=Probably 20/5/1940. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=22-May-40 | + | |Prisoner of War=It is likely that Private Neish was technically a Prisoner of War at the time of his death but the formal documentation of his PoW status had not been completed at the time of he died. |
| − | + | |Died/Killed in action=DIED of WOUNDS 22-May-40. Buried Plot 8. Row G. Grave 14. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. No headstone inscription. | |
| + | |Home address=No family information yet available. | ||
|Image Name=Neish_T_2759589.JPG | |Image Name=Neish_T_2759589.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Pte T Neish's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte T Neish's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:18, 10 March 2022
Personnel Entry
Name Neish Thomas
Army number 2759589
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Research suggests Pte Neish was born in Kirkcaldy 1917/18.
Age 22 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Black Watch, no dates as yet. Posted 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. DIED of WOUNDS 22/5/40, Vide:-Cas/BW/6 dated 17/4/42.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Probably 20/5/1940.
Prisoner of War It is likely that Private Neish was technically a Prisoner of War at the time of his death but the formal documentation of his PoW status had not been completed at the time of he died.
Died/Killed in action DIED of WOUNDS 22-May-40. Buried Plot 8. Row G. Grave 14. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. No headstone inscription.
Home address No family information yet available.
Source table 1TS
