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254705Gnr. Thomas Ford
British Army 208th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
My maternal Grandfather Thomas Ford was a gunner attached to 208th Seige Battery . It would be wonderful to see any pictures or information anyone may have found (as I have only one picture of him). Tom, like many, joined at 15 and lied about his age. He was born in Nov 1899 but maintained till his death in 1937 that he was born in 1896. We know that he suffered a serious crushed foot injury from a gun having gone over it. He was buried alive along with a number of his unit and was the only one dug out in time so the story was told, and was gassed in one of the woods when cycling between batteries... this caused serious long term lung damage and eventually to his early death, as he was diagnosed by doctors, we don't know what type of gas it was.
Like most he didn't want to (or couldn't) talk about his experiences and so very little is known. He never wore his medals. I've inherited them in their original box with the ribbons still folded and unattached. My uncle who handed the medals down to me shortly before he died in 2001 said that Thomas was entitled to another medal from his active service but I can't figure what this would be, I've got the standard Tom and Dick. Most grateful for any help that can be provided.
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