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Spr. Thomas John Wallett
British Army 171st Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers
from:Shrewsbury, Salop
Thomas Wallett joined the militia 3rd Shropshire Light Infantry on 27/1/1900, enrollment number 4236 a month later his number was changed to 6274 4 KSLI. He was shipped out to the Boer war 1900 to 1903 and was a reservist till 1914 when he join the Royal Engineres number 86410 3rd pro co his discharge date is 12/10/17 due to sickness he was awarded the SWB number 1137. I never met my grandfather as he died 3 days after I was born. I have never seen his medals and until 2012 had no idea what he looked like but in 2012 I was sent a photo of a wedding in 1927 in which he is pictured.

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