9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Died:
08/05/1916 (Killed in Action)
Age:
21
Summary
Thomas James Mossey was the son of David and Eliza Mossey. He was born in Augher, Co. Tyrone about 1895. The 1901 census records Thomas as 5 years old. The family is living at Main Street, Augher. Thomas’s father David is a farm labourer. Thomas Mossey enlisted in Augher. Private Thomas Mossey served with "C" company, in the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Private Thomas James Mossey was killed in action at Authuille, in the Somme region on 8th May 1916. He was aged 21.
Authuile (now Authuille), is a village 5 Kms north of Albert. Authuile Military Cemetery is on the south side of the village. The Cemetery is signposted on the main road (D159) through the village.
