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Identity
Person No.
6757
Service No.
2739
Last Name
First Name
Thomas
Initials
T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Notes

Son of James and Elizabeth Espey. Husband of Florence Espey. Left behind 2 sons, aged 8 and 9. Born Gortreagh, Cookstown. Thomas was a railway clerk in Cookstown before emigrating to South Africa. A Carrier's Contractor from Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, was one of the 143 survivors who left Delville Wood on 20 July 1916 (refer: Roll Call: The Delville Wood Story by Ian Uys).

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