Cpl
Thomas Walker Sanderson
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1895 |
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Place of birth: Clapham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Cotton Mill Worker |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Corporal |
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Service number: R/7025 |
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Enlistment date: 10/11/1914 |
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Enlistment place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — King's Royal Rifle Corps, 7th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 06/12/1917 |
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Place of death: Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 22 |
Cemetery
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Passchendaele New British Cemetery Plot: V Row: A Grave: 5 |
Distinctions and medals 7
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Military Medal Medal |
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Military Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 3
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7 King’s Royal Rifle Corps, (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1896/3). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901, (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), RG13). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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War Office: Soldiers' Documents, (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO363). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
More information 3
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=0f03050b-1971-4a3e-b2cb-d725cbeeb7ba |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/461493 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5090007 |