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Bryan, Thomas
UK, Pals Battalions WWI, 1914-1919
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Full Name
Bryan, Thomas
Birth Place
Stourbridge, Worcestershire
Date Of Death
13 Oct 1945
Incident Details
Arras, 09/04/1917
Incident Date
1917
Rank Name
Lance Corporal
Service Number
22040
Additional Information
For conspicuous bravery during an attack. Although wounded this NCO went forward alone with a view to silencing a machine gun which was inflicting much damage. He worked up most skilfully along a communication trench, approached the gun from behind, disabled it and killed two of the team as they were abandoning the gun. As this machine gun had been a serious obstacle in the advance to the second objective, the results obtained by Lance Corporal Bryan were very far reaching.
Birth Date
1882
Marital Status
Married with 4 children
Occupation
Miner, Castleford, Yorkshire
Pals Battalion
Tyneside Pals
Service
British Army
Primary Unit
Northumberland Fusiliers
Secondary Unit
25th (Service) Battalion (2nd Tyneside Irish)
Archive Reference
Pals_Battalions
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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1939-1945 Star
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Victoria Cross (VC)
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War Medal 1939 - 1945
unit
Northumberland Fusiliers
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Publication Title
UK, Pals Battalions WWI, 1914-1919
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Last Updated
Oct 5, 2023
Description
Under Lord Derby’s scheme, and in response to Kitchener’s call for a million volunteers, local communities across the country raised entire battalions for service on the Western Front.
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