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Burgon, T., Pte., 1916
In Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, is the Commonwealth War Grave of 4518 Private Thomas Burgon, serving with the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, who died 09/03/1916.

Morpeth Herald 31/03/1916 carries a brief obituary:
Thomas Burgon, son of the late Mr and Mrs Peter Burgon, of Berwick, was killed in action on March 9th. He was formerly employed as a pitman at Ashington.

Thomas Burgon is remembered in Ashington on A17.01 (A17.27), A17.43 and in the Battalion Roll of Honour


The CWGC entry for Private Burgon

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