| Unit/Regiment | South Wales Borderers |
| Battalion | 5th |
| Rank | Private |
| Service Number | 21614 |
| Theatre of War first served in | (1) France |
| Date of entry therein | 04/12/1915 |
| Age at Death | 33 |
| Date of Death | 20/10/1918 |
| Burial/Memorial | Delsaux Farm Cemetery , France |
| CWGC Family Details | |
| Born | Sunderland, County Durham |
| Enlisted | Newport, Mon |
| Resided | 1, Powder Street , Newport, Mons |
| How Died | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Medal Entitlement | 1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal |
| Notes |
Robert William Thwaites was born in Sunderland in 1885. In 1910 he married Mary Elizabeth Connolly in 1910 at Newcastle – on – Tyne, the couple had one son. In 1911 Robert and Mary had moved to Newport and Robert was working in the Sheet Iron mill at the Orb as a labourer, they were living at 1, Powder Street, Newport.
Robert Joined the 5th Battalion South Wales Borderers, and on 5th December 1915 they were in France.
In 1918 Robert was wounded in the last few months of the war, he was taken to 29th/46th Casualty Clearing Station where he died of wounds on 20th October 1918 aged 33. Robert was buried at Delsaux Farm Cemetery, Beugny, France
Robert left his War gratuity and back pay to his wife Mary, she received £22.00
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