Thomas Farrell

Rank:	Corporal
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Townland:	Forthill
Town/Village:	Newtowncashel
Civil Parish:	Cashel
Catholic Parish:	Cashel
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Census 1901:	N/A
Census 1911:	N/A
Regiment/Unit:	The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 2/6th Bn.
Regiment Number:	F/5338720
Date of Death:	30-04-1943
Cause:	Killed in Action, Tunisia
Memorial:	Enfidaville War Cemetery, Enfidaville, Tunisia
Information:	Thomas was born in Forthill on, or around, 28 Feb 1919. During World War 2 Thomas served with the 2/6th (Bermondsey) Battalion of the West Surrey Regiment, a London-based Territorial Army unit. It formed part of the 35th Brigade, an infantry brigade that served in a number of theatres in WW2, including the Battle of France and retreat to Dunkirk in May/June 1940. Between 1940 and early 1943 the brigade served in Britain, India and the Middle East in particular in Iraq. In March 1943 the Brigade was sent to Egypt and westwards across North Africa to Tunisia to join the X Corps of the British Eighth Army. They arrived in Enfidaville on the 23 Apr 1943, facing primarily Italian troops. A week later Thomas was killed in action. Sadly, Thomas's mother, Margaret, also died shortly thereafter on the 23 May 1943.
Parents Names:	Son of Peter Farrell and Margaret (née Killian), Forthill, Newtowncashel
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Links:	Link to CWGC entry; In memoriam, Longford Leader, Roll of Honour, Irish Independent 19 Nov 1945; Jun 1945; link to Fold3.com summary (subscription)

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