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Tom Tetley
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 17/02/1884 |
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Place of birth: Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
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Profession: Boilermaker |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 205359 |
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Enlistment place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 1/5th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 11/03/1918 |
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Place of death: Zonnebeke Château Grounds, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 34 |
Cemetery
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Perth Cemetery (China Wall) Plot: V Row: A Grave: 18 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Tom Crawshaw Tetley, a former boiler stoker, was born on February 17, 1884 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He was the son of Thomas and Jane Tetley. He was married to Emily Silkstone on April 22, 1905 and had three sons. He lived in Marton, Blackpoool, Lancashire. He enlisted in Halifax, West Yorkshire. He served in the 1/5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own), part of the 146th (West Riding) Brigade of the 49th (West Riding) Division.
The Battalion was positioned near Broodseinde Ridge, from November 7, 1918 onwards, and provided working parties. On November 10, the Battalion was detailed to collect sufficient barbed wire and pickets for 1000 yards of double-apron fence, during which they were heavily shelled. On November 11, the Battalion provided working parties as the previous days. It was a fairly quiet day with only slight shelling. The Battalion was relieved in the evening.
Tom, aged 34, was killed in action on March 11, 1918. Private Tetley was initially buried where he fell, near Zonnebeke Lake (28.D.28.a.40.50). After the war, his remains were exhumed and reinterred in the Perth China Wall Cemetery, Plot V, Row A, Grave 18.
The Battalion was positioned near Broodseinde Ridge, from November 7, 1918 onwards, and provided working parties. On November 10, the Battalion was detailed to collect sufficient barbed wire and pickets for 1000 yards of double-apron fence, during which they were heavily shelled. On November 11, the Battalion provided working parties as the previous days. It was a fairly quiet day with only slight shelling. The Battalion was relieved in the evening.
Tom, aged 34, was killed in action on March 11, 1918. Private Tetley was initially buried where he fell, near Zonnebeke Lake (28.D.28.a.40.50). After the war, his remains were exhumed and reinterred in the Perth China Wall Cemetery, Plot V, Row A, Grave 18.
Sources 2
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1/5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/2794/1). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 363). https://www.ancestry.com/ Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/104146 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=f7992739-ee4d-4b3c-8a13-2da2d11eb8ef |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6323255 |