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Second Lieutenant THOMAS WILLIAM BROGAN

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Marine Light Infantry

2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div.

Date of Death

Died 26 October 1917

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY

XIV. C. 13

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John and Emma Brogan, of 46, Worthington Rd., Surbiton Hill, Surbiton, Surrey.
  • Personal Inscription "THEIRS NOT TO REASON WHY, THEIRS BUT TO DO AND DIE" HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
  • N.B. Recent research has shown that Second Lieutenant Brogan is buried here. Currently the grave is marked with a headstone to an Unknown Second Lieutenant but a new headstone bearing his details is now on order. Please contact the Commission for further details.
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