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Surname: SANDERSON
Forename(s): Thomas
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: 22185
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry)
Battalion / Unit: 5th (Service) Battalion
Division: 14th (Light) Division
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1917-04-08
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. BB. 14.
CWGC Cemetery: TILLOY BRITISH CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Thomas Sanderson was the son of John and Ann Sanderson, née Atkinson and twin brother of Private George Sanderson (28064) (q.v.). Their father was born at Bolton-by-Bowland, Yorkshire and mother at Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland.
1891 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 13, Butts - Thomas Sanderson, aged 8 months, born Barnoldswick, son of John and Ann Sanderson.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 13, Butts - Thomas Sanderson, aged 10 years, born Barnoldswick, son of John and Ann Sanderson.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 13, Butts Top - Thomas Sanderson, aged 20 years, born Barnoldswick, son of John and Ann Sanderson.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Thomas Sanderson, 22185, King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
A short biography of Thomas is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
SANDERSON, Tom, aged 26 years, Shropshire Light Infantry, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sanderson, Butts, [Barnoldswick], killed in action, France, April 9, 1917.
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Private Thomas SANDERSON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 14th (Light) Division
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04 May 1917
SANDERSON – Killed in action in France, April 8th, 1917, Pte. Tom Sanderson (Shropshire Light Infantry), youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sanderson, 13, Butts, Barnoldswick, aged 26 years.
Farewell, beloved! a little while your grave will be o’ertrodden;
Soon the frail cross will have fallen in the breeze.
No loving hands are there to tend and cherish
That grave in foreign soil beyond the seas.
“Somewhere in France!” Oh, surely, our beloved;
Though sign and token all be swept away.
It is not in that land of desolation,
But in our hearts that you will rest always.
04 May 1917
BARNOLDSWICK – Killed in Action
Mr. and Mrs. John Sanderson, 13, Butts, Barnoldswick, received an official intimation last week-end that their youngest son, Pte. Tom Sanderson, had been killed in action in France on April 8th. He was 26 years of age and enlisted in February 1916, in the ----- Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry. He had been at the Front over six months. Before joining the Army he was a weaver for Messrs. S. Pickles and Sons, Butts Mill. Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson have two other sons serving, one of whom - Col. Sergt.-Major James Sanderson - was awarded the Military Medal last year.
09 November 1917
BARNOLDSWICK FAMILY’S DOUBLE BEREAVEMENT – Twin Brothers Killed
Last weekend Mr. and Mrs. John Sanderson 13, Butts, Barnoldswick, received an official intimation that their son, Pte. George Sanderson (Somerset Light Infantry) had been killed in action on October 19th, in France.
This is their second bereavement during the war, a twin brother (Pte. Tom Sanderson) having been killed in April last. They were both unmarried, and 27 years of age. George had been out in France about 12 months, and prior to enlisting was a weaver employed by the Craven Manufacturing Co., Butts Mill.
Sergt. James Sanderson, an elder brother who served in the South African War, and nearly three years in the present war, has been awarded the Military Medal. He is still somewhere in France, while a younger son is in training.
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04 May 1917
SANDERSON – Killed in France on April 8th, Pte. Tom Sanderson, of the Shropshire Light Infantry, son of Mr. And Mrs. John Sanderson, 13, Butts, Barnoldswick, aged 26.
04 May 1917
KILLED IN ACTION
Mr. and Mrs. John Sanderson, 13, Butts, Barnoldswick, received an official intimation last week-end that their youngest son, Pte. Tom Sanderson, had been killed in action in France on April 8th. He was 26 years of age and enlisted in the Shropshire Light Infantry. He had been at the front over six months. Before joining the army he was a weaver at Messrs. S. Pickles and Sons, Butts Mill. Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson have two other sons serving, one of whom, Co-Sergt.-Major James Sanderson, was awarded the Military Medal last year.
09 November 1917
SANDERSON – In loving memory of our twin sons, Tom and George Sanderson. who gave their lives for King and country, April 8th, and (George) Oct. 19th, 1917.
They left their home in perfect health,
They looked so young and brave;
We little thought when they left home
They would never return again.
Some day we hope to meet them,
Some day we know not when;
We’ll clasp their hands in the better land
And never part again.
– Ever remembered by their dear Father, Mother, Brothers and Sisters, and a Brother somewhere in France; also Chrissie. 13, Butts, Barnoldswick.
09 November 1917
BARNOLDSWICK FAMILY’S DOUBLE BEREAVEMENT
Twin Brothers Killed
Last week-end Mr. and Mrs. John Sanderson, 13, Butts, Barnoldswick, received an official intimation that their son, Pte. George Sanderson (Somerset Light Infantry), had been killed in action on October 19th, in France. This is their second bereavement during the war, a twin brother (Pte. Tom Sanderson) having been killed in April last. They were both unmarried, and 27 years of age. George had been out in France about 12 months, and prior to enlisting was a weaver employed by the Craven Manufacturing Company, Butts Mills. Sergt. James Sanderson, an elder brother, who served in the South African war, and who has been engaged nearly three years in the present war, has been awarded the Military Medal. He is still somewhere in France, while a younger son is in training.
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