Trooper Thomas Herbert Angell, Service #321101, Royal Armoured Corps, Age 21, Grave No.2707.
Son of Thomas Angell, coal miner, and Catherine Angell (nee Haley) of Newport, Wales. Elder brother to Ruby and Queenie.
'Seven days after the invasion of Belgium by the German troops, a column of British armoured vehicles of the 5th Royal (Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards R.A.C composed of quarantine tanks, crosses the village to join Dunkirk. A light tank, which has as mission to protect the arrival of the regiment, feel difficulties and is kept under the fire of the German artillery at the foot of the Avenue of the King Albert, faced with coffee " Diodon ". Bernard Brewin and Thomas Angell are killed at night of May 17th, 1940. During all war, the Germans forbid the access to their tombs, but of numerous Berchemois infringe this ban by throwing bouquets of flowers over the wall of surrounding wall of the old graveyard.' - Memorial plaque, unveiled at St Agatha Berchem Cemetary, 16 November 2010.
Son of Thomas Angell, coal miner, and Catherine Angell (nee Haley) of Newport, Wales. Elder brother to Ruby and Queenie.
'Seven days after the invasion of Belgium by the German troops, a column of British armoured vehicles of the 5th Royal (Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards R.A.C composed of quarantine tanks, crosses the village to join Dunkirk. A light tank, which has as mission to protect the arrival of the regiment, feel difficulties and is kept under the fire of the German artillery at the foot of the Avenue of the King Albert, faced with coffee " Diodon ". Bernard Brewin and Thomas Angell are killed at night of May 17th, 1940. During all war, the Germans forbid the access to their tombs, but of numerous Berchemois infringe this ban by throwing bouquets of flowers over the wall of surrounding wall of the old graveyard.' - Memorial plaque, unveiled at St Agatha Berchem Cemetary, 16 November 2010.
Trooper Thomas Herbert Angell, Service #321101, Royal Armoured Corps, Age 21, Grave No.2707.
Son of Thomas Angell, coal miner, and Catherine Angell (nee Haley) of Newport, Wales. Elder brother to Ruby and Queenie.
'Seven days after the invasion of Belgium by the German troops, a column of British armoured vehicles of the 5th Royal (Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards R.A.C composed of quarantine tanks, crosses the village to join Dunkirk. A light tank, which has as mission to protect the arrival of the regiment, feel difficulties and is kept under the fire of the German artillery at the foot of the Avenue of the King Albert, faced with coffee " Diodon ". Bernard Brewin and Thomas Angell are killed at night of May 17th, 1940. During all war, the Germans forbid the access to their tombs, but of numerous Berchemois infringe this ban by throwing bouquets of flowers over the wall of surrounding wall of the old graveyard.' - Memorial plaque, unveiled at St Agatha Berchem Cemetary, 16 November 2010.
Son of Thomas Angell, coal miner, and Catherine Angell (nee Haley) of Newport, Wales. Elder brother to Ruby and Queenie.
'Seven days after the invasion of Belgium by the German troops, a column of British armoured vehicles of the 5th Royal (Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards R.A.C composed of quarantine tanks, crosses the village to join Dunkirk. A light tank, which has as mission to protect the arrival of the regiment, feel difficulties and is kept under the fire of the German artillery at the foot of the Avenue of the King Albert, faced with coffee " Diodon ". Bernard Brewin and Thomas Angell are killed at night of May 17th, 1940. During all war, the Germans forbid the access to their tombs, but of numerous Berchemois infringe this ban by throwing bouquets of flowers over the wall of surrounding wall of the old graveyard.' - Memorial plaque, unveiled at St Agatha Berchem Cemetary, 16 November 2010.
