Thomas Stolworthy

A Lance Corporal with 2nd Battalion, Thomas died on 10th of December 1916 at the age of 32. 

Thomas was born at Great Yarmouth in 1884, a son of William and Elizabeth Stolworthy. In 1891 his family lived at 10 Blinde Middle Street, Great Yarmouth. By 1901 his father had died, and his family lived 5 Trinity Passage, South Gates Road, Great Yarmouth, and Thomas was a tinman at a potted meat preserving factory. 

On 21 December 1902 Thomas married Jane Maria Peart at Saint Nicholas’ Church, Great Yarmouth. Thomas was a tinsmith living at Exmouth Road and Jane lived at Row 137 ½. By 1911 they were living at 38 Lovewell Road, Lowestoft, and later Jane returned to Great Yarmouth.

It seems that Thomas was a member of the National Union of Oddfellows. 

Thomas volunteered and enlisted in the Army at Lowestoft. He joined the Suffolk Regiment, service number 16949. Thomas arrived in France on 27 April 1915 to join the 2nd Battalion. 

It is probable that Thomas was wounded when the 2nd Battalion were in the Serre Sector, possibly on 5 December. While the date on which Thomas was wounded is not known, records show that he received gunshot wounds to his right jaw and left thigh. By 10 December he was at No 20 General Hospital, Camiers, France, where he died from his wounds, and pneumonia.