In Memory Of
SPANTON, THOMAS HENRY
Service Details
Age:
32
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Unit:
3rd Bn.
Regiment:
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Former Regiment:
formerly R/7689 Lance Corporal
Date of Death:
1915-07-01
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
A. 30.
Cemetery:
FERME BUTERNE MILITARY CEMETERY, HOUPLINES
Localitly:
Nord
Country:
France
Additional Information
Decorations:
D C M, Cross of the Order of Saint George, 4th Class (Russia)
Citations:
DCM LG Sup 23 June 1915 - "For acts of gallantry and devotion to duty whilst serving with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders."; Cross of the Order of Saint George, 4th Class (Russia) LG Sup 25 August 1915
Son of Emery and Elizabeth Spanton, of 31, Brenton Rd., Hereford. Native of Dawley, Salop. Temporary Second Lieutenant for service in the Field dated 16th May, 1915. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918.
