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We remember Thomas Wright Bancroft
We remember Thomas Wright Bancroft
Timeline
Timeline
1891
1911
employment
Clerk to Shipping Agent
Shipping Agent
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Source:8660306
April 1911
service
British Army
Private
35127
Liverpool Regiment
13th Battalion
Source:8660295
location
8, Ash Leigh, Anfield, Liverpool
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:8660282
1917
death
Killed in Action
Hit by shellfire. His body was never recovered.
Arras Pas de Calais
France
Source:8660282
Source:8660295
13th June 1917
burial
Pas de Calais
France
Bay 3.
Source:8660282
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Thomas Wright |
| Initials | TW |
| Last Name | Bancroft |
| Source | 8660282 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8, Ash Leigh, Anfield, Liverpool | United Kingdom | parents address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 35127 | Liverpool Regiment | 13th Battalion | Private |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Wright Bancroft | father | ||
| Margaret nee Ashcroft | mother |
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Private Thomas Wright BancroftPrivate Thomas Wright Bancroft served with the Liverpool Regiment in France and fell there on 13th June 1917. We will remember.
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Anne1202 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Anne1202 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Anne1202 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Private Thomas Wright Bancroft | Anne1202 |
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