Gunner 5394 Thomas Alcock
Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 'B' Bty. 66th Bde.
Theatre of War: Mesopotamia
Theatre of War First Served: Egypt
Date Entered Therein: 01/07/15
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 28th of January 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Amara War Cemetery - XXVIII. A. 1.
BMD details:
Marriage: 05/04/1913 Thomam ALCOCK to Mariam E REILLY at Holy Cross RC Church.
Census details:
1891 - 1 year old Thomas is living at 22 Edward Street, St Helens with widowed grandfather Thomas (55), mother Mary (26), aunt Harriett (18), uncles William (16), John (14) and Elizabeth A Allcock (8). 1901 - 11 years old Thomas is living at 22 Edward Street, St Helens with stepfather George Sanderson (26), mother Mary Sanderson (36) and three half siblings: John Sanderson (5), Mary Sanderson (4), Harriet Sanderson (2). Also at the address is uncle William Alcock (26). 1911 - Sees 21 years old 'General Labourer' Thomas boarding at 30 Doulton Street, St Helens with the Rogerson family.
Notes:
SDGW give the death date as 8 Jan 1917. Age taken from census.
SDGW give the death date as 8 Jan 1917. Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/AlcockThomas.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
