Thomas Henry Rafferty born in Birmingham at Branston Street joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1903 as a bandsman he did his time and j...
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Thomas Henry Rafferty
Lance Corporal
Service No. 7840
Age Unknown
Died on 25 April 1915
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Believed to be the model for Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon character 'Old Bill'. Husband of Kate Rafferty, of 10 Cliff Place, Baker Street, Handsworth, Birmingham.
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to commemorate Thomas Henry Raffertys OLD BIL death ****ed in action 25th April 1915, John Belcher great nephew,
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Thomas Henry Rafferty was killed in action with the 1st battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment at the age of thirty at the battle of Ypres
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