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SILKSWORTH

Glass, T., Pte., 1916
On the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial is the name of 16701 Private Thomas Glass serving with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry who died 19/02/1916.

When the Weightman Hall was built, a foundation stone was laid which reads:

This stone was laid
in loving memory of
Private Thomas Glass
Killed in France March 1916

The building is now the Methodist Church.

Information: David Sloan

Thomas Glass is remembered at Silksworth on S111.01 and S111.02


The CWGC entry for Private Glass

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