Abingdon and the First World War
Those Who Served
Thouless
Richard William Thouless
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: THOULESS, Richard William
Status: Died
Address: 23 Exbourne Road
Rank: Private
Service No: 12814
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 6th
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology: from 1914, France
Cause of Death: Killed
Place at death: France
Date of death: 1 July 1916
Born: West Ham, Essex
Enlisted: Reading
Resident: Abingdon
Age at Death: 21
Family Details: Son of Herbert S. Thouless, of 23, Exbourne Rd., Abingdon, Berks.
Buried or Commemorated: Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Reference: Pier and Face 11 D.
Notes: Spelt THOULES on SDGW
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Alfred Thouless
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: THOULESS, Alfred
Status: Returned
Address: 23 Exbourne Road
Regiment: Royal Air Force
Chronology: from 1918
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Herbert Thouless
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: THOULESS, Herbert
Status: Wounded
Address: 23 Exbourne Road
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 2nd
Regiment: Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment
Chronology: 1915 to February 1919, Belgium, France, Italy
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