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1206007

Pte. Hubert Archibald Thatcher

British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment

from:Pound Cottage, Speenhamland

(d.28th Oct 1916)

Hubert Thatcher was my first cousin twice removed, the son of Alfred and Jane Thatcher who lived in Pound Cottage, Speenhamland, Newbury. Alfred was a blacksmith in Newbury. Hubert died 28th October 1916 in the Battle of the Somme. He has no known grave but is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial, in France. He was 19 years of age.

Additional Information:

His name also appears on the Memorial Wall by the War Memorial at St Nicolas Church, Newbury. He was born in 1896.

Jenny Austin








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