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263711 Pte. Thomas Gavaghan British Army 7th Btn Royal Irish Fusiliers from:Swinford, Ireland (d.5th Sep 1916) Thomas Gavaghan served with the 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers and was Killed In Action on 5th of September 1916. Thomas and his comrades dug in at a German stronghold of Falfemont Farm taken earlier that day. They later assaulted a nearby trench known as Combles Trench. As the Battalion struggled through a waist-high corn field mixed with dense weeds and hidden barbed-wire entanglements, the battalion was attacked by heavy German machine-gun fire which cut them apart. The battalion was decimated with the casualty figures for the day at 273 men. Thomas's body was never recovered and his name is carved into the Thiepval Memorial. He had previously served with the Connaught Rangers. 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.**