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300040Pte. Thomas Darling Bowran
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:14 Dixon Terrace, Darlington
(d.12th Apr 1918)
Thomas is recorded as "Bowran, Thomas Darling, 14 Dixon Terrace, 18/16 18th DLI, Killed in France 12th April 1918" in the Roll of Honour held in Darlington Library, believed to have been complied by the Town Council in the 1920s.
CWGC records Thomas is buried in Le Grand Beaumart British Cemetery, Steenwerk. The grave registration form records his death as 11/12th April 1918. Thomas was originally buried at Map reference 36.A.20.b.8.8. His remains were recovered by 102nd Labour Coy on the 30th of September 1919 during the process of grave concentration. He was identified by his identity disc and some effects were recovered from his pockets, which were forwarded to Base. Alongside him were recovered Pte LS290 Beever H, and Pte 46261 Pte. Doody H. both of the 13th Yorks and Lancs also identified by their discs. A cross bearing Thomas's name and regimental number was also discovered at Map Reference 36A.21.d.5.4 in a small battlefield cemetery, lying between Pte 18/159 Southern and Pte 45314 Brooks both of 18th DLI. The body from that grave was buried as an unknown soldier in Plot II.F.2 of Grand Beaumart British Cemetery.
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