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Belgium, First World War, Mander Brothers, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Royal Field Artillery, Ss. Peter and Paul's Schools, Stafford Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Thomas Devereux
The son of Thomas Philip and Margaret Devereux, Thomas was born in Stoke-on-Trent on 3 October 1896, and baptised in Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Newcastle-Under-Lyme on 29 November 1896. In 1905 he started attending Ss. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic School in Wolverhampton. The family were living at 14 Stafford Street in Wolverhampton in 1911, and the household consisted of Thomas, his parents, and siblings Joseph, Mary and Winifred. Thomas was working as an office boy for a merchant.
Thomas enlisted with the 24th Battery, 38th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery (service number 2562, later 800670) as a driver. Thomas was wounded, and died of those wounds on 18 April 1918. He is buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium, and is remembered on the Mander Brothers Memorial, so presumably he worked for the paint and ink company at some point.
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The research for this blog post was carried out by remote digital volunteer, Jacky de Escofet.