TYSON, THOMAS
Photograph with kind permission from the Uttoxeter Advertiser
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Uttoxeter Advertiser |
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Parents |
J. E. and B. Tyson |
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Where born |
Ingestre, Weston, Staffordshire |
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When born |
About 1896 |
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Position in the family |
Younger brother |
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Address |
Parents: 31, The Hockley, Uttoxeter |
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2a, 2b, 2c |
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Children |
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Employment Before Joining up |
Cabinet Maker for Mr. W.M. Gerrard, High Street, Uttoxeter |
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2a |
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When enlisted |
6 November 1916 |
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2a |
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December 1915 |
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Where enlisted |
Uttoxeter |
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Regiment |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
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3 |
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Unit |
295th Siege Battery |
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Rank |
Gunner |
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2a, 2c |
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Service Number |
127464 |
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Date of Death |
11 October 1917 |
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Age at time of death |
21 |
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2a |
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Where Killed or died |
Ypres salient(Passchendaele - Dickesbusch) |
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France/Flanders |
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How he died |
Killed in Action – hit by a shell and died instantly |
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2a, 2c |
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Killed in Action |
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2a, 2c |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
The Huts Cemetery Grave X. D. 3 |
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Uttoxeter Town War Memorial (Market Place) |
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He was the elder brother of William Tyson, who had already been killed two years earlier.
Thomas joined the Royal Garrison Artillery on 6th November 1916[2a].
He was killed in action when he was hit by a shell on the 11th of October 1917[2a] and died instantly[2a, 2c].
His commanding officer sent his father a letter of sympathy and the Uttoxeter Advertiser published an extract[2a]:
“We have buried him to-day in a cemetery well back from the line, the service being read by our own chaplain, who will also inform you as to the locality of his grave. We will put up a wooden cross in a few days. I can hardly tell you how sorry I am to lose your son. He was a splendid soldier, always doing his duty in a cheerful spirit and facing danger fearlessly. He will be greatly missed by all ranks in the battery. Please accept the deepest sympathy of my brother officers and myself in your heavy loss.”
During the last week if November 1917 his parents posted an acknowledgement in the Uttoxeter Advertiser[2b], thanking their friends for the support they had received:
“Mr. and Mrs. Tyson and Family desire to thank all friends for the kind sympathy expressed with them in the loss of their son, who has given his life for King and Country. – 31, The Hockley, Uttoxeter.”