Thomas Fairclough
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Parents: William and Mary Fairclough
Home address: 265 City Road, St. Helen's, Lancashire
Pre-war occupation: Glass Worker
Date of birth: 14/03/1910
Date of death: 13/08/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 32
Further information:
Thomas signed up to the Royal Artillery in 1938 and was called up in 1940. He died at sea, killed in action, but the circumstances of his death are not known.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/