| Surname: | Marsh |
| Initials: | T J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/15640 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 15/5/1915. Formerly Pte. 1/24 London Regiment. No. 269 & 720738. Born 1894, age 20.4 years, address 47 Bicksteth Road, Tooting, London SW. 8/9/1918 married Pamela Selina Jones at St Boniface Catholic Church, Tooting, London. Served Home 5/9/1914 to 14/3/1915 BEF 15/3/1915 to 21/6/1919, Home 22/6/1919 to 21/7/1919, 22/7/19 Disembodied. 18/8/1917 wounded, 17/5/1918 to MFP. 6/6/1918 PM 1 army, 9/6/1918 1 TC Squadron, 23/4/1919 to BAOR. 29/12/1918 charge 1, making a frivolous complaint, 2 insulting a SNCO, 3. making an improper reply to a troop Sgt, Reprimanded. Thomas Joseph Marsh Statement made by Pte Marsh at the Court Marshal of No. 10710 Pte. William Hunter. 1 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. who was shot at dawn at Les Boisis at 6.58 pm 21/2/1916 for desertion. 2695 Pte. T J Marsh. 2 London Regiment attached on GMP duties duly sworn states: On December 4 1915 at about 3.30 hrs acting on information received I went with a Frenchman and Rfn. Woodley to a small house in the Boisfontaine Woods near Burbure. In a small barn attached to the house I found the accused. From a description given to us I recognised the accused as a man who was wanted by the authorities. I arrested the accused and handed him over to Cpl. Dennison. MFP. who was in charge of the post at Burbure. National Archive Ref WO 71/445. |