Thurston WIGGANS

Main CPGW Record

Surname: WIGGANS

Forename(s): Thurston

Place of Birth: Preston, Lancashire

Service No: 120462

Rank: Driver

Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Field Artillery

Battalion / Unit: 298th Brigade

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Age: ---

Date of Death: 1918-09-19

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CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. L. 3.

CWGC Cemetery: ROISEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Thurston Wiggans was the son of William and Ellen Wiggans, née Wharton. William was born at Penwortham and Ellen at Samlesbury, Lancashire.

1901 Preston, Lancashire Census: 43, London Road - Thurston Wiggans, aged 8 years, born Preston. [Thurston's parents were not at home; he was with his brothers and sisters.]

1911 Preston, Lancashire Census: 14, Roman Road, Frenchwood - Thurston Wiggans, aged 18, born Preston, son of William and [stepson of] Ellen Wiggans. [William Wiggans had married Ellen Smith, a widow, in 1901.]

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Dvr Thomas [sic] Wiggans, 120462, R.F.A. Dead.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Dvr Thomas [sic] Wiggans, 120462, R.F.A. Dead 19.9.18.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Dr[iver] Thurston Wiggans, 120462, 298 Bde R.F.A. Date and Place of Death: 19.9.18. France or Belgium. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Part Legatees Brother - William. Sisters - Mary A. Wilby and Jane Gorst. Part Legatees. £9 15s. 0d. War Gratuity: Sister - Mary A. Wilby £13 10s. 0d.

In the 'Craven Herald' (5 September 1919), a brief mention is made of Thurston Wiggans in a list of floral tributes in an article headed 'Barnoldswick News': 'Driver T. Wiggans, R.F.A.'

A short biography of Thurston is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).

Data Source: Local War Memorial

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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