Bombardier 4576 Tennyson B Tyson
Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 'C' Bty 75th Bde.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 20/08/1915
Age at death: 28
Date of death: 20th of October 1918
Born: Manchester
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Hilaire Les Cambrai British Cemetery - C. 2.
Census details:
1891 - 1 year old Tennyson B, father Matthew H (28), and mother Agnes (25) are living a 3.7 Glass Yard, Kendal. They are staying with Matthew's widowed brother William Tyson (32). 1901 - 11 years old Tennyson B is living at 64 Grafton Street, St Helens with parents Matthew (37), Agnes (35) and four siblings: Mary C (9), Florence B (6), Matthew A (4), Gladys B (2). 1911 - 21 years old 'Glass Gatherer' Tennyson B is living at 109 Grafton Street, St Helens with parents Matthew (47), Agnes (47) and five siblings: May Christina (19), Florence (16), Arthur (14), Gladys (12), Lucy (7).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] Age taken from census.
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] Age taken from census.
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[caption]Image Courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/TTyson_RFA.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Bdr Tennyson B Tyson at St Hilaire Les Cambrai British Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Margaret Dufay.)[/caption]
