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231825 Pte. Tom Gains British Army 21st Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps from:Brearton (d.17th Sep 1916) Tom Gains was one of a large farming family who lived in the country around Knaresborough. He was called up in 1915 at the age of 18 and joined the 21st Yeomanry Battalion being trained at Helmsley and then on to Salisbury Plain and France. The battalion undertook later operations on the Somme Battle and was engaged in an attack on Flers Courcellette in September 1916. Tom died in the attack and has no known grave but is included on the Somme Memorial at Thiepval 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.**