We remember Robert Smurthwaite Thew

We remember Robert Smurthwaite Thew

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Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Sunderland United Kingdom Source:9218758 Source:6153534 June 1896
1915
enlistment United Kingdom Source:4396828 24th June 1915
1915
service British Army Private 7/3044 Durham Light Infantry 1/7th Source:4396828 24th June 1915 - 25th September 1916
service British Army Private 3044 Durham Light Infantry Source:4396828
1916
death Died of wounds Died at 45 Casualty Clearing Station, Edgehill (Dernancourt), France Edgehill (Dernancourt) France Source:6153534 Source:9220393 25th September 1916
burial Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Picardie Dernancourt Communal Cemetery France III. C. 25. Source:9217067 Source:6153534

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert Smurthwaite
Initials RS
Last Name Thew
Source 9218758
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3044 Durham Light Infantry Private
British Army 7/3044 Durham Light Infantry 1/7th Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Elizabeth Simpson mother
Luke Thew father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription John19374
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Selena49658
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription John19374
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription John19374
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription John19374

External Evidence

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Ancestry - Registry of Soldiers Effects Vincent96527

Multimedia

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Robert Smurthwaite Thew's CWGC headstone John19374

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