Private 70125 Thomas Basil Spencer
Regiment/Unit: Royal Welsh Fusiliers - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 33392, Shrops Light Infantry.
Age at death: 33
Date of death: 10th of October 1917
Born: Sutton, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery - XXI. D. 5A.
BMD details:
Marriage: 13/02/1915 Thomam B SPENCER to Catharinam T FAIRCLOUGH at Sutton St Anne RC. First witness: Walter Fairclough Second sponsor: Alice H Fairclough.
Family details:
Widow: Catherine
Census details:
1891 - 7 years old Thomas Basil is living at 19 Prescott Street, Sutton, St Helens with parents Joseph (33), Mary (29) and three siblings: Mary Alice (6), William (2), Joseph Alyosius (5 mths). 1901 - 17 years old 'Glass Cutter' Thomas is living at 45 Peckers Hill Road, Sutton, St Helens with widowed father Joseph (42) and three siblings: Mary A (16), William (12), Joseph A (10). They are staying at the home of Joseph's sister Jane Spencer (43) and her daughter Catherine Spencer (23). 1911 - Sees 27 years old 'Railway Labourer' Thomas Basil boarding at 37 Edgeworth Street, Sutton, St Helens with the Bryer family.
Notes:
Died from bullet wound right shoulder, in No.3 Can CCS. Age taken from census.
Died from bullet wound right shoulder, in No.3 Can CCS. Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/70125ThomasBasilSpencer.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Spencer_TB_70125_RWF.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Thomas Basil Spencer at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption]
