Thomas Highgate Military person

Private Thomas James Highgate (13 May 1895 - 8 September 1914) was a British soldier during the early days of the World War I, and the first British soldier to be convicted of desertion and executed during that war. Posthumous pardons for over 300 such soldiers were announced in August 2006, including Highgate.

Personal facts

Thomas Highgate
Birth dateMay 13, 1895
Birth place
Shoreham Kent
Date of deathSeptember 08, 1914
Place of death
Tournan-en-Brie , France

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Military person

military operations
Battle of Mons
World War I
military branch
British Army
military unit
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
service start1913
service end1914

Thomas Highgate on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.association14-18.org/version%20anglaise/documents-gb/coursbrit-gb/highgate-gb.htm