Great War Dundee
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Evan Fraser Thoms
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: November 1915
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 57576
- Rank: Rifleman
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Kings Liverpool Regiment
- Unit/Ship: 1st/6th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 26
- Date of Death: 09.04.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Post Office Rifles Cemetery, Festubert
- Grave/Mem Ref no: II.F.18
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 36 Victoria Road, Dundee
- Occupation: Clerk, Dundee Gasworks
- Mother:
Barbara Thoms, 36 Victoria Rd, Dundee
- Father:
Robert Thoms, 36 Victoria Rd, Dundee
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More about Evan Fraser Thoms
Evan F. Thoms Kings Liverpool Regiment
Private Evan F. Thoms, Kings Liverpool Regiment, was the younger son of Mr and Mrs Robert Thoms, 36 Victoria Road, and joined the forces in November 1915. Deceased had been at the front since December, 1916. Prior to enlisting he was employed as a clerk in the office at the Gasworks.
Dundee Courier 2nd May 1918
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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