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2nd Lt. Topham Becher Dabridgecourt "Toppy" Hough
British Army 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Bridlington, Yorks
(d.18th Jan 1916)
Letters written home by Second Lieutenant Hough had been donated to his old school, Bridlington School, and recently they were rediscovered during reorganisation. I volunteered to read and type up these letters and the book is now nearly complete. Hough was only 18 when he was killed. I am hoping to discover exactly where he was when he died. It is said he was near St Eloi, killed by a sniper. Hough mentions snipers in his letters home. He is buried in Dickebusch Military Cemetery. Last year I published "The Great War Heroes of Bridlington," which featured all 334 men named on Bridlington's Cenotaph, with minimal details of Hough's brief life.
