Serjeant 240907 Thomas Abrams

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 25
Date of death: 31st of July 1917 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 37

Family details:
Son of Ralph and Agnes Abram, of 26, Drake St., St. Helens, Lancs. Mother & sole legatee: Agnes.

Census details:
1901 - 9 years old Thomas is living at 16 Gladstone Street, St Helens with parents Ralph (36), Agnes (36) and three siblings: Charles (5), Albert (2), Peter (5 Mths). 1911 - Shows 19 year old 'Glass Works Labourer' Thomas living at 16 Gladstone Street, St Helens with his parents Ralph (47), Agnes (47) and two siblings: Charles (15) Albert (12).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=31]Remembered on the Knowsley Road School Memorial.[/url] Shown as 'Abram T' on the cenotaph and Menin Gate Memorial. SDGW give his service number as 240907.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Abrams_T24090_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/AbramsThomas_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/Sgts_1_Menin_Gate.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Serjeant Thomas Abrams on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Photographs courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]