Thomas William Bland (c.1898-1918)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- BLAND, THOMAS WILLIAM. Private. No 40758. 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment. Son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Bland of Far Dene, Kirkburton. Employed as a groom by Major Holliday. Enlisted in 1916. Killed in action, 28.9.1918, aged 20 years. Buried in ORIVAL WOOD CEMETERY, FLESQUIERES. Grave location:- Plot 1, Row B, Grave 34.
- ROH:- All Hallows Parish Church, Kirkburton.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private BLAND
- regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
- died: Saturday, September 28, 1918
- record ID: 338461
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #338461)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #381314)