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Title: Brothers Frank and Arthur Thorogood of Shalford
Post by: MacGrigor on Monday 14 August 17 17:01 BST (UK)

Hello,

I am inquiring about the service of these two men during the Great War. They were the brothers of my great-grandmother, Eva M. Goddard (Thorogood), who was born in 1905, in Shalford, Essex. Frank was born in 1890, in Shalford. Arthur was born in 1889, in Shalford. They both served, although I don't know much about when and where. Their parents were George and Emily Thorogood, also of Shalford.

Thanks,

Adam McGregor

Title: Re: Brothers Frank and Arthur Thorogood of Shalford
Post by: sgf28 on Monday 14 August 17 17:22 BST (UK)

Frank Thorogood

Birth:1890
Shalford Essex

Service number   200945
Regt: Middlesex Regiment
Battalion:13th Battalion

There is a pension claim for Frank in which he says he enlisted 21st November 1914, discharged 30th January 1919. He was suffering from Myalgia following trench fever and had had a gunshot wound to the left buttock on 3rd May 1917.

He served:
Gibraltar February to August 1915
Eygpt 15/8/1915- 16/4/1916
France 16/4/1916-8/5/1917
France 13/12/1917-31/10/1918

Title: Re: Brothers Frank and Arthur Thorogood of Shalford
Post by: sgf28 on Monday 14 August 17 17:30 BST (UK)

Arthur Thorogood

Birth:1889
Shalford Essex

Service number   28417
Regt: Grenadier Guards
Enlisted:24th June 1916

Transferred to Royal Engineers New No.220197

Fitted with an elastic knee cap on 23rd April 1917, Caterham Military Hospital

Title: Re: Brothers Frank and Arthur Thorogood of Shalford
Post by: MacGrigor on Monday 14 August 17 17:58 BST (UK)

Thank you very much!

Title: Re: Brothers Frank and Arthur Thorogood of Shalford
Post by: MacGrigor on Monday 14 August 17 18:02 BST (UK)

Do you have ranks for either of them?