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Lofthouse, Tom

Date of birth:
April 23rd, 1916 (Leeds/Yorkshire, Great Britain)
Date of death:
August 16th, 1986 (Dublin, Ireland)
Service number:
2720627
Nationality:
British

Biography

Following the death of his wife in a car accident in 1957, Lofthouse remarried and moved to Dublin, where he died in 1986 after a very successful career in the insurance industry where he rose to an executive position.

In the London Gazeete he is mentioned as Thomas which is incorrect.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Coulour-Sergeant
Unit:
3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
Awarded on:
April 4th, 1946
Citation (general):
"In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North-West Europe."
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Company Quartermaster-Sergeant
Unit:
3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1946
British Empire Medal (BEM & EGM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Company Quartermaster-Sergeant
Unit:
3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
1939-1945 Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Company Quartermaster-Sergeant
Unit:
3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
France and Germany Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Company Quartermaster-Sergeant
Unit:
3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
Defence Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Company Quartermaster-Sergeant
Unit:
3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
War Medal 1939-1945

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