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Private THOMAS BESLEY

Service Number: 1800
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Somerset Light Infantry

3rd/5th Bn

Date of Death

Died 16 February 1915

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

WIVELISCOMBE (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Steve and Fanny Besley, of Holelake, Wellington. Born at Wiveliscombe.
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Buried or commemorated at

WIVELISCOMBE (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD
Somerset United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 5
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