Service Details
Name:
 FIRTH
Given Name:
 THOMAS M
Initials:
 T M
Service No:
 Z/225
Rank:
 Corporal
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Regiment:
 Royal Flying Corps
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Unit:
 26th (South African) Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1916-12-08
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Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Died of blackwater fever
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 8 February 1917 vol 29933 pg 1353 - "For meritorious service in the field in East Africa"
Additional
Information:
Son of Arthur and Helen Firth, of Sea Point. Born London. A motor mechanic.
Commemoration
Country:
 Tanzania
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Cemetery:
 DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 1. E. 16.

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