Lt Thomas Maslen, Royal Garrison Artillery

Item

Title

Lt Thomas Maslen, Royal Garrison Artillery

Who?

Thomas Maslen, Royal Garrison Artillery

Item(s)

Hat badge and photographs/postcards.

Story

Thomas Maslen (born 1884) served in the Royal Garrison Artillery. He enlisted in 1917 because he was a surveyor by trade. He was tasked with finding the placement of guns. He had very little direct contact to close-range shooting.

Thomas did not really talk about the war. He was promoted to Lieutenant during the war, and he retired in 1922. He died in 1962.

When?

June 1917-November 1918

Where?

Not known

Contributor

Antony John Maslen Rice, grandson (maternal)

Collection Day

King's High School, Warwick (08/06/2018)

This item was submitted on May 20, 2019