3075: Corporal Maurice Fredrick Topham

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posted on 2024-01-16, 17:20 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

Corporal Maurice Fredrick Topham (b. 27.7.1898) trained at Raikeswood Camp, Skipton as part of the 6th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. He went to France as replacement for the Highland Light Infantry. He was killed in action on 29/9/1918 when with 9th Battalion HLI. He is buried at Targelle Ravine Cemetery, Villiers Guislan, France. There is a photo of his original grave marker. His parents visited the grave around 1922 hence the need for a passport.

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Marcus Topham (Great Nephew of Maurice)

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Corporal Maurice Fredrick Topham

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WW1

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Skipton and France

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Photographs, letters describing training camp, death penny, passport, memorial Bible presented to parents, IWGC and CWGC documentation

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City Hall, Bradford (02/02/19)

3075: Corporal Maurice Fredrick Topham

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