Second son of Mr. William Tong, of The Ferns, Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private PS/7088, 21st Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Commissioned 25/09/1916. Wounded by gunshot in the left leg in March 1917 whilst attached to the Welsh Regiment.
Tong, Thomas Barlow –
Personal details
- Surname: Tong
- Forename: Thomas Barlow
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Captain
- Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: South Lancashire (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment
- Enlistment date: May 29th, 1915 - 1915-05-29
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.i.D. (x2); D.S.O.
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/06/1915 05/04/1918 31/05/1918 30/08/1918 20/09/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6e 6b 6d* 6e
- Bolton Chronicle: 05/06/1915