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233595 Cpl. Thomas Oswald Austin British Army 1/7th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers from:Berwick upon Tweed (d.15th Sep 1916) Corporal Thomas Oswald Austin served with the 1/7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was killed in action in France on 15th of September 1916, aged 19, during the Battle of the Somme. He was the son of Mrs Martha Dempster of 4 Station Cottages, Tweedmouth and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Somme, France. He fell in an attack on German positions near Mametz Wood which was only partially successful and cost the Battalion heavily. Three officers and 40 other ranks were killed and seven officers and 219 Other Ranks were wounded. In addition 74 other ranks were posted missing. He had been wounded three times previously. Before the war he had been employed as a miner at Scremerston. 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.**