7415 PTE T.DRINKWATER 1/SHROPS:L.I.
Thomas Drinkwater
Born Darwen, Lancashire
Pre-war he worked for London & North Western Railway in the Engineering Department at Stalybridge
To France 10/9/14 with 1st King's Shropshire Light Infantry & qualified for the Aug-Nov 1914 Clasp
KIA F&F 25/10/14 during heavy fighting at Bois Grenier when the Germans broke through British line, in the Battle of Armentieres
Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium
With copy of his Medal Index Card, plus SDGW & CWGC details
Condition: GVF
