Thomas Henry Wilton
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Navy
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Boy 2nd Class J/42973
Parents: John and Sarah Wilton
Home address: 9 Park Terrace, Church Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Date of birth: 1900
Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol
Date of death: 13/11/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Plymouth (Ford Park) Cemetery and commemorated on Holy Trinity Kingswood Memorial
Age: 15
Further information:
Thomas was born in Kingswood, the son of a leather cutter and the youngest child of five with an older sister and 3 older brothers. The 1901 census states that Thomas' father was a widower, which suggests his mother may have died at or soon after Thomas' birth.
Thomas was stationed at the shore-based training establishment ‘Impregnable’ at Devonport Plymouth. He was admitted to Plymouth Royal Naval Hospital where he died from meningitis.
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.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/