Soldier – Askew, Thomas – Buried by a Shell

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Soldier – Askew, Thomas – Buried by a Shell

February 1916

Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 19, 1916

Buried by a Shell

Drummer Thomas Askew
(1/5 York & Lancs)

who, after being buried by a shell bursting in the trench, was too badly injured to go in the firing line again, and is now serving with the Army Transport.

Askew’s home is at 18 Bond Street, Wombwell