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Name: Thomas Charles Beneld
Other names: Tommy
Date of Birth: 1889
Place of birth: Leicester, England
Nationality: British
Date of Death: 19.09.1918
Place of death:
Service No: 235434
Unit(s): Sherwood Foresters, Leicestershire Regiment, 6th Btn
Rank: Sergeant
Medals and Awards:
Education:
Clubs and Afliations: Thomas played for Leicester Fosse football
club, Derby Football club and guested for Nottingham Forest and
Grimsby Town during the war
Life Story
Thomas was the son of Thomas Charles Beneld of Leicester, with
Thomas junior taking his father’s full name. Tommy had joined the
army prior to the war, and served in the Sherwood Foresters between