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(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment

(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 – Memorial plaque of Private Thomas William Alexander, 4115, 1st/13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment

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(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 – Memorial plaque.

Named to of Private Thomas William Alexander, service number 4115, 1st/13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment.

Died 01 July 1916 at the First Day of the Somme.

Thomas William Alexander is buried at the Thiepval cemetary/Thiepval Memorial cemetary.

Burried at section Pier and Face 9 D 9 C 13 C and 12 C. -> https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/773075/thomas-william-alexander/

The Memorial plaque has Alexander’s name in a cartouche on the front.

The plaque is in very good condition and comes with several pages of research.

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Background:

The First Day of the Battle of the Somme was to be the first mass offensive mounted by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and the first battle to involve a large number of New Army divisions, many composed of Pals battalions that had formed after Kitchener’s call for volunteers in August 1914. In total this day 57,470 casualties suffered by the British, including 19,240 killed, which were the worst in the history of the British Army.

More background:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_day_on_the_Somme

and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme

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