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|Surname and forenames=McElvogue Thomas
 
|Surname and forenames=McElvogue Thomas
 
|Army number=4456056
 
|Army number=4456056
|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
|Age=29
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|Age=29 at the time of his death.
|Unit=DLI, T, no enl date, Trf BW 1/2/1940, Po'd 1 TS, Iceland, Trf CMP 25/5/41, Auth: Part II 1 TS 45/41, Auth:- Iceland ( C) HQ 777/AQ/3 31/5/41, Prov Coy, Trf back to BW (1TS), Found on road - DIED as a result of accident 13/6/43, CAS/BW/6 No. 40 1 TS 39/43.
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet but his Number suggests Spring 1939.  Posted to the 9th Battalion?  Posted to the 12th Battalion?  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Listed on the Battalion Acquittance Roll 10/5/1940.  Served Iceland.  Transferred to the Corps of Military Police 25/5/41, Auth: Part II 1 TS 45/41, Auth:- Iceland ( C) HQ 777/AQ/3 31/5/41.  Posted to the 49th Division Provost Company.  Transferred back to the Black Watch (1TS).  Returned to the UK.  Found deceased on a road - understood to have DIED as a result of an accident 13/6/43, reference CAS/BW/6 No. 40 1 TS 39/43.
|Died/Killed in action=13-Jun-43
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|Died/Killed in action=Died 13-Jun-43 Buried Grave 230, Section S, Blaydon Cemetery.
|Home address=Son of Matthew and Jane McElvogue, Husband of Mona McElvogue, Blaydon-on-Tyne.  Buried Grave 230, Section S, Blaydon Cemetery.
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|Home address=Son of Matthew and Jane McElvogue, Husband of Mona McElvogue, Blaydon-on-Tyne.   
 
|Source table=1TS
 
|Source table=1TS
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Date of birth=Not yet known.
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|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
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|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
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|Promotions=None known.
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|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
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|Prisoner of War=No.
 
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Name McElvogue Thomas
Army number 4456056
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 29 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet but his Number suggests Spring 1939. Posted to the 9th Battalion? Posted to the 12th Battalion? Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Listed on the Battalion Acquittance Roll 10/5/1940. Served Iceland. Transferred to the Corps of Military Police 25/5/41, Auth: Part II 1 TS 45/41, Auth:- Iceland ( C) HQ 777/AQ/3 31/5/41. Posted to the 49th Division Provost Company. Transferred back to the Black Watch (1TS). Returned to the UK. Found deceased on a road - understood to have DIED as a result of an accident 13/6/43, reference CAS/BW/6 No. 40 1 TS 39/43.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War No.
Died/Killed in action Died 13-Jun-43 Buried Grave 230, Section S, Blaydon Cemetery.
Home address Son of Matthew and Jane McElvogue, Husband of Mona McElvogue, Blaydon-on-Tyne.
Source table 1TS