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War Memorials Elsewhere, - Sunderland, - Names "T" |
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The
War Memorial in Sunderland's Mowbray Park (1)
Photo : Edward Nicholl
The names of those soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment and recorded in the Book of Remembrance for Sunderland, surnames beginning "T", are listed below.
The page numbers in the Sunderland Book of Remembrance in which their names are recorded are shown below.
Private Henry Tait. 15682. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Margaret Ritson, of 19, New Rows North, New Washington, Co. Durham.
Native of Usworth Colliery, Co. Durham. Killed 6 October 1917. Aged 34.
Born Usworth (Co. Durham), Enlisted Washington, Resided Usworth.
Buried GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY.
(Page 277 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private William Telford. 10901. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Telford, of 27, Hill St., Middlesbrough. Died 22 August
1915. Aged 21.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
(Page 74 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
2nd Lieutenant Harold Morris Thomas. 1st / 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment, 150th Brigade, 50th Division.
Husband of the late Elizabeth Thomas. Killed 10 November 1916.
Buried WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
he following biographical notes are from Robert Coulson's
Biographies of Officers of the Yorkshire Regiment;-
"Killed during attack on Butte de Warlencourt. The 4th Battalion were
in reserve for the attack on the Butte and by the time of him being KIA were
moving out of the line after relief.
Harrold Thomas was born in North Ormesby near Middlesbrough in 1876, and before
the war worked as a bank clerk and was secretary of Bedale Rifle Club.
He was commissioned on June 17th 1915 and initially served in the second line
before being posted to the front with the 4th Yorkshires.
Close to the end of the Somme offensive 2nd Lt Thomas and the 4th Battalion
were in the line, close to the Butte de Warlencourt to the side of the Albert
to Bapaume road. 2nd Lt Harold Morris Thomas was killed in action in this
area on November 10th 1916 at the age of 40.
Originally buried in Hexham Road Cemetery his grave was later destroyed by
shellfire and he is remembered today on a Commonwealth War Graves Commission
special memorial in Warlencourt British Cemetery on the Somme close to where
he fell.
Harold Thomas was the eldest son of Mr W R Thomas, a bank manager of "The
Elms" in West Sunderland."
(Page 189 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private James Thompson. 25620. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 23 November 1917.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Commemorated on the CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
(Page 77 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private Frederick Todd. 14367. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Husband of Isabella Todd, of 48, Woodbine St., Hendon, Sunderland. Killed
12 July 1916. Aged 26.
Born Hendon, Enlisted Sunderland.
Buried WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
(Page 76 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Lance Corporal George Trevor. 10917. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Martha and the late Evan Trevor; husband of Sarah Trevor,
of 6, Brookside Gardens, Sunderland. Died at home 9 September 1916. Aged 29.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Buried SUNDERLAND (MERE KNOLLS) CEMETERY
(Page 74 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance) .
Private Thomas Trotter. 14747. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 21 September 1917.
Born Ryhope, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Ryhope.
Commemorated on Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
(Page 233 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance) .
Private James Tumilty. 12986. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Husband of Margaret Tumilty, of 16, Dinsdale St., Ryhope, Co. Durham. Killed
7 August 1915. Aged 29.
Born Ryhope (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Ryhope.
Commemorated on Panel 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
(Page 232 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance) .
Private James Tunstall. 18125. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Husband of Margaret H. Tunstall, of 19, Coronation St., Sunderland. Killed
2 August 1916. Aged 38.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Buried WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
(Page 76 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private George Edward Turnbull, 16624. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 8 July 1916.
Born Southwick (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Durham.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(Page 72 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private William Tweddle, 13849. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of William and Mrs. Tweddle (stepmother), of 3, Cousin St., Sunderland.
Killed 27 May 1918. Aged 38.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Commemorated on the SOISSONS MEMORIAL.
(Page 73 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
The War Memorial in Sunderland's Mowbray Park (2)
Photo : Edward Nicholl