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Photograph of Thomas Shortman of Keynsham

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SubjectShortman, Thomas James
TitlePhotograph of Thomas Shortman of Keynsham
NotesSomerset Light Infantry, killed first day of the Somme 1916.

Editor's Comment:
Pte. 17482 Thomas James Shortman, 1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry, killed in action 1st July 1916, aged 44. The husband of Clara Ann Shortman, of 14, Dapps Hill, Keynsham, Bristol, he is buried in Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood, Longueval. The 1st Bn., as part of the 4th Division, attacked between the villages of Serre and Beaumont Hamel on the first day of the Batlle of the Somme.
Item DateAugust 1914 - July 1916
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumPhotographic paper
ContentPhotograph
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_3376_P1000370.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameJane Bradley
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4808