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Surname: CONSTANTINE
Forename(s): Tom
Place of Birth: Barrowford, Lancashire
Service No: 266961
Rank: Corporal
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 2nd Battalion
Division: 4th Division
Age: 29
Date of Death: 1918-10-20
Awards: M.M.
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: B. 5.
CWGC Cemetery: VILLERS-EN-CAUCHIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: CLAPHAM, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Tom Constantine was the son of Christopher and Alice Constantine, née Jackson and brother of L/Corporal Arnold Constantine (12923) (q.v.) and Private Christopher Constantine (20410) (q.v.). Their father was born at Threshfield and mother at Austwick, Yorkshire.
1891 Clapham, Yorkshire Census: Tom Constantine, aged 2 years, born Barrowford, Lancashire, son of Chris and Alice Constantine.
1901 Clapham, Yorkshire Census: Tom Constantine, aged 12 years, born Barrowford, Lancashire, son of Christopher and Alice Constantine.
1911 Clapham, Yorkshire Census: Tom Constantine, aged 22 years, born Barrowford, Lancashire, son of Christopher and Alice Constantine.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Cpl Tom Constantine, 266961, W. Rid. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Cpl Tom Constantine, 266961, 2/6 W. Rid. R.; 1/4 W. Rid. R.; 2 W. Rid. R. K. in A. 20.10.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Cpl Tom Constantine, 266961, 2 W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 20.10.18. France. K. in A. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother and Sole Legatee - Alice. £20 19s. 7d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: joint card(s) exist for Tom and Arnold. Name(s) on card(s): Name of Dependant's: (1) Mr Christopher Constantine (Father). (2) Mrs Alice Constantine (Mother). Address: Manor House View, Clapham, Yorkshire. (3) Mrs Bertha Kenworthy (Guardian of Illegitimate Child.) Address: Ivy House, Shafton, Nr Barnsley, Yorks.
Tom is commemorated on the Barrowford War Memorial.
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: ---
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Corporal Tom CONSTANTINE

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 4th Division
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