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2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army) |
| Died: |
18/01/1944 (Killed in Action) |
| Age: |
34 |
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Thomas Alexander Blemmings was the son of Robert and Elizabeth Blemings. He was born in County Tyrone about 1910. The 1911 census shows his father to be a farm labourer. The family were living in Kilmore, Minterburn, Tyrone. By 1944, Sergeant Thomas Alexander Blemings was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in Italy. Sergeant Blemings died on 18th January 1944 in the Battle of Garigliano. He was 34 years old. Sergeant Thomas Blemings is one of a number of local men who are commemorated on the Garigliano Memorial, which is in Enniskillen Castle.
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Minturno is about 78 kilometres north of Naples, close to the coast. The cemetery lies several kilometres south of the town on the SS7 road to Naples and is situated in the locality of Marina di Minturno (Garigliano). To reach the cemetery take the Cassino exit from the A1 motorway, then turn right to follow Ausonia, Formia, Minturno. At about 30 km the road runs tangientially to a flyover. Go under the flyover, turn left and take the SS7 Appia road towards Scauri and Naples. Go over Scauri and then, after 4 kilometres, to Marina di Minturno and the cemetery is a further 3 kilometres, on the right hand side. Cemetery address: Via Virilassi, 1 - 4020 Marina di Minturno (LT) Lazio. GPS Co-ordinates: Main entrance to cemetery; Latitude: 41.243006, Longitude: 13.766556 Back entrance gate to cemetery;
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