Cpl
Thomas Walker Sanderson

Information about birth

Year of birth:
1895
Place of birth:
Clapham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Cotton Mill Worker

Army information

Country:
England, United Kingdom
Force:
British Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Corporal
Service number:
R/7025
Enlistment date:
10/11/1914
Enlistment place:
Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Units:
 —  King's Royal Rifle Corps, 7th Bn.  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
06/12/1917
Place of death:
Passchendaele, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
22

Cemetery

Passchendaele New British Cemetery
Plot: V
Row: A
Grave: 5

Distinctions and medals 7

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 Place of death (approximate)

Files 1

Sources 3

7 King’s Royal Rifle Corps (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1896/3).
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Sources used
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG13).
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Sources used
War Office: Soldiers' Documents (The National Archives, Kew (TNA) WO363).
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Sources used

More information 2