In Memory Of

FIRTH, THOMAS M

Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
Z/225
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
26th (South African) Sqdn.
Regiment:
Royal Flying Corps
Date of Death:
1916-12-08
Cause of Death:
Died of blackwater fever
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
1. E. 16.
Cemetery:
DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Tanzania
Additional Information
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
LG Sup 8 February 1917 vol 29933 pg 1353 - "For meritorious service in the field in East Africa"
Son of Arthur and Helen Firth, of Sea Point. Born London. A motor mechanic.