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246297 Pte. Thomas Crofts British Army 1st Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment from:Sheffield, Yorkshire (d.20th January 1944) Whilst researching my grandfathers history I discovered I had a great uncle called Tom Crofts, who was killed in action on 20th of January 1944 and is buried at Minturno War Cemetery in Italy. My grandfather, Private George Tolmie, 1/5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, was also killed in action at the Second Battle of Kemmel Ridge on the 25th July 1918. After the end of WW1 Georges widow, Elsie, married again to a James Crofts from Sheffield. James was Tom's brother. They went on to have three children, my mother Marion and two sons, Jim and Reg, hence the family connection. Jim was hit in the back by a piece of shrapnel at Dunkirk, was rescued and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. He was serving in The Black Watch. Reg served in the Recce Regiment landed on D Day +1 and went right through to Berlin without a scratch. 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 type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.