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Pvt Morris Leigh Thomas

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Pvt Morris Leigh Thomas

Birth
Death
5 Oct 1944 (aged 19)
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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Sent overseas 10/1943. Took part in invasion of Normandy, serving in the paratroop infantry. Returned to England for rest and further training. On 9/171944 he took part in the invasion of Holland. Reported missing 11/5/1944. He was with 101st Airbourne Div., was reported wounded by shrapnel in October while defending a bridge in the Netherlands. It is believed that the first aid station where he was being treated was overrun by Germans. His remains were returned to Westfield for burial.
Sent overseas 10/1943. Took part in invasion of Normandy, serving in the paratroop infantry. Returned to England for rest and further training. On 9/171944 he took part in the invasion of Holland. Reported missing 11/5/1944. He was with 101st Airbourne Div., was reported wounded by shrapnel in October while defending a bridge in the Netherlands. It is believed that the first aid station where he was being treated was overrun by Germans. His remains were returned to Westfield for burial.

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  • Maintained by: MAJ Jimmy Cotton
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 5, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55882807/morris_leigh-thomas: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Morris Leigh Thomas (11 Nov 1924–5 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55882807, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).