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We remember Thomas Edmund Alder Tong
We remember Thomas Edmund Alder Tong
Timeline
Timeline
1888
1911
dates
Age 23
Source:5500953
2nd April 1911
1911
service
British Army
Dorset Regiment
1st Battalion
Source:5500953
2nd April 1911
1911
location
Alma Barracks, Blackdown, Blackdown, Farnborough, Hants
United Kingdom
military residence address
Source:5500953
2nd April 1911
1916
theatres
Mesopotamia :6b
Source:5500559
1st July 1916
1916
dates
Age 28
Source:5500297
21st July 1916
enlistment
Winchester
United Kingdom
Source:5500559
marriage
Lilian Edith Shawyer
Source:5500297
service
British Army
Corporal Acting Serjeant
3873
Dorsetshire Regiment
Source:4471924
service
British Army
Corporal
3873
Dorsetshire Regiment
1st/4th Battalion
Source:5500297
location
Portsmouth, Hants
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:5500297
1916
death
Not War Related
Heat-stroke
Mesopotamia
Iraq
Source:7326813
Source:5500297
Source:5500559
21st July 1916
burial
Iraq
Source:7326813
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Thomas Edmund Alder |
| Initials | TEA |
| Last Name | Tong |
| Source | 5500953 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Barracks, Blackdown, Blackdown, Farnborough, Hants | United Kingdom | military residence address | known 2nd April 1911 | |
| Portsmouth, Hants | United Kingdom | their own address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 3873 | Dorsetshire Regiment | Corporal Acting Serjeant | ||
| British Army | 3873 | Dorsetshire Regiment | 1st/4th Battalion | Corporal | |
| British Army | Dorset Regiment | 1st Battalion |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Tong | mother | ||
| Edward Tong | father |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilian Edith Shawyer | wife |
Media
Media
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Communities
Communities
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 | Stephen13174 | |
| UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 | Stephen13174 | |
| Supplement of the London Gazette 14th November 1916 | Stephen13174 | |
| 1911 England Census on Ancestry.co.uk | Stephen13174 |
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