Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Great War on The Wartime Memories Project Website

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Pte. Thomas "Bones" Eglington

British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment

from:Wolfe Tone Avenue, Kingstown, Dublin

(d.7th Aug 1917)

My dad's uncle, Thomas Eglington fought in World War 1 and his brother my father fought in World War 2. Dad was a sailor on HMS Matchless. It took me some time to track Thomas down because they have his name spelt wrong in records. They left out the second G.

Thomas Eglington served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment during WW1 and died, age 21, on the 7th August 1917. He is remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium. Thomas was the son of Patrick and Annie Eglinton, of 12 Wolfe Tone Avenue, Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire), Dublin, Ireland.



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