Private Albert Walter Thomas
Date of Birth Circa 1910
Place of Birth
Regiment 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
Rank Private
Service Number 5566596
Company
Platoon
Awards
Date of Death 25/10/1943
Location of Memorial Kirkee War Cemetery India
Next of Kin Husband of Violet Ida Thomas, of Chippenham, Wiltshire
Private Thomas joined the 4th Territorial Battalion Wiltshire Regiment in 1937, on the 23rd August 1939 he was called up for service with the 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment. He was to remain with the 5th Battalion until the 15th April 1942 when he was transferred to the 1st Battalion serving in India; Private Thomas was to succumb to Pulmonary Tuberculosis on the 25th October 1943.
Place of Birth
Regiment 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
Rank Private
Service Number 5566596
Company
Platoon
Awards
Date of Death 25/10/1943
Location of Memorial Kirkee War Cemetery India
Next of Kin Husband of Violet Ida Thomas, of Chippenham, Wiltshire
Private Thomas joined the 4th Territorial Battalion Wiltshire Regiment in 1937, on the 23rd August 1939 he was called up for service with the 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment. He was to remain with the 5th Battalion until the 15th April 1942 when he was transferred to the 1st Battalion serving in India; Private Thomas was to succumb to Pulmonary Tuberculosis on the 25th October 1943.
Source: CWGC, The Rifles Museum - https://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/