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Offline lyn22

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« Reply #9 on: Saturday 05 July 14 00:37 BST (UK) »
On Find my Past I can see a Thomas Danks WW1 Service Number 52034 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Regiment. Take Care Lynette
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« Reply #10 on: Saturday 05 July 14 00:45 BST (UK) »
A Doris A. Danks married at Leeds in 1941 and the daughter of Thomas and Mary (born 1927) married in Bradford 1953 so looks like the right family.

So looks like Thomas and Mary moved from Lancashire to Yorkshire sometime after the birth of their daughter.

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« Reply #11 on: Saturday 05 July 14 00:57 BST (UK) »
There are no Thomas Danks with a Lancashire Regiment and I doubt he'd have been in a Yorkshire one at that time (although they could be allocated to any one).

With no surviving service or pension records for him he could have been in any regiment - 2 are in Yorkshire regiments, 4 in Scottish ones, 2 in Royal Field Artillery, 1 Royal Engineers, and 1 Royal Army Medical Corps.   Unless someone in your family has some information there really is no way of second-guessing which regiment he was in.

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Scotland - Spence, Horne, Cowan, Moffat
London -  Monk

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« Reply #12 on: Saturday 12 July 14 17:40 BST (UK) »
There is a medal index card for a Thomas Danks (15/265) West Yorkshire Regiment. The Leeds and Bradford Pals battalion's were part of the West Yorks regiment.

The 15/ prefix to his service number would usually signify that he had enlisted with the 15th battalion of the West Yorks. The 15th Bn was  otherwise known as the 1st Leeds Pals Battalion.

http://www.1914-1918.net/westyorks.htm
http://www.leeds-pals.com/home
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_Pals

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« Reply #13 on: Sunday 13 July 14 12:19 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for your fantastic help. I can now hopefully complete the plaque I am making up in memory of Tom Danks.

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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 16 July 14 17:47 BST (UK) »
Laurie Milner has written a book on the Leeds Pals
You may find a photo in it.He is an original member with the 15/prefix and I'm sure he will at least be listed in the nominal

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