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2717655 Guardsman Thomas BOLGER, 2 Irish Guards: 14/05/1940

Discussion in 'The Brigade of Guards' started by dbf, Sep 1, 2019.

  1. dbf

    dbf Member

    Date of Enlistment: 1932
    Date of Death: 13 May 1940

    Army Number: 2717655
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Thomas BOLGER
    Unit: 2 Irish Guards

    Date of Birth: 26 January 1900
    Place of Birth: Windsor
     
    Last edited: Jun 9, 2025
  2. dbf

    dbf Member

    Name: Thomas Bolger . Date of Birth: [unspecified] . Age: 26 January 1900. Place of... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/34/186
    Name: Thomas Bolger.
    Date of Birth: [unspecified].
    Age: 26 January 1900.
    Place of Birth: Windsor.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Guardsman.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards.
    Service Number: 2717655.
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: [unspecified].
    PoW number: [unspecified].
    Date of Death: 13 May 1940.
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 2.
    Date: [1939-1945]
     
    Last edited: Jun 9, 2025
  3. dbf

    dbf Member

    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2635048/thomas-bolger/
    GUARDSMAN THOMAS BOLGER
    Service Number: 2717655
    Regiment & Unit: 2nd Bn. Irish Guards
    Date of Death: 14 May 1940
    Age 26 years old
    Buried or commemorated at HOOK OF HOLLAND GENERAL CEMETERY
    Grave Reference: Row F. Coll. grave 58-60.
    Location: Netherlands
    Additional Info: Son of Patrick and Mary Bolger; husband of Doris Mary Bolger, of Finchley, Middlesex.
    Personal Inscription: I MISS HIS VOICE, HIS LOVING WAYS, WITH HIM I SPENT SUCH HAPPY DAYS
     
    Last edited: Jun 9, 2025

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