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216333 Pte. Thomas Munroe British Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry from:Jarrow (d.19th Apr 1916) Thomas Munroe enlisted in Jarrow and served with the 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry. He died age 20 on the 19th April 1916 and is remembered at Palmer Cenotaph and on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, war and Victory Medals. Thomas was born in Jarrow 1895, son of Patrick and Bridget Munroe of Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at 26 North Street, Jarrow with Patrick(40) a general labourer in the blast furnace works and his wife of 18 years Bridget. They had 12 children of whom 5 survived and are single living at home. Thomas(15) is a platers general labourer, Michael(11), Kate(9) and Patrick(5) are at school. John is 3 years old. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**