16911 Private " A" Company. 7th Bedfordshire Regiment (54th Brigade. 18th (Eastern) Division).
Died Of Wounds on the 17th July 1916 aged 19.
The grave of Private Thomas Charles Canfield in the Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Thomas was the son of Thomas & Ada Canfield of Lilac Villa, School Lane, Aston.
He arrived in France on the 30th August 1915 where his Battalion was to become involved in the heavy fighting in the Somme Sector at the opening of the battle on the 1st July 1916. On the 13th & 14th July the Battalion were in support of an attack by the 18th Divison in which they captured Trones Wood. It is believed that Thomas was wounded in this attack and died a few days later as a result of his injuries.
He is buried in the Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France. (1.B.5.)
Medal Entitlement: 1915 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal.