Personal Details
| Attribute |
Details |
| Nationality |
British |
| Date of Birth |
1889 |
| Place of Birth |
London, England |
| Veterinary College and Date of Graduation |
Royal Veterinary College - 1912 |
Military Service
| Attribute |
Details |
| Last Rank |
Captain |
| Regiment/Service |
Army Veterinary Corps |
| Secondary Regiment |
Royal Field Artillery |
| Secondary Unit |
317th Brigade |
| First Theatre of War |
France March 1915 |
Casualty Details
| Attribute |
Details |
| Date of Death |
18 February 1920 |
| Age at Death |
30 |
| Place of Death |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Cause of Death |
Illness |
Cemetery
| Attribute |
Details |
| Cemetery |
Colombo(Kanette) General Cemetery |
| Location |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Grave Reference |
|
| Commonwealth War Grave |
Yes |
| Emblem or Badge on Headstone |
Army Veterinary Corps |
Honours and Memorials
| Attribute |
Details |
| Name on RCVS Honour Board |
No |
| Name In Officers who died in Great War |
Yes |
| Medals and Awards |
- Mentioned in Dispatches
- 1915 Star
- Victory Medal
- British War Medal 1914-1918
|
Biography
Captain Paul Stanislas Thierry MRCVS was born in Kensington, London, in October 1884. He graduated from the Royal College in December 1912.
He arrived in France in March 1915 and served there through the war and was Mentioned in Despatches
At the end of the, he was transferred to Sri Lanka and served with the 317 Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery.
He died in Sri lanka on 18 February 1920 and was buried in Colombo General Cemetery.
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