Thomas Henry Henson
Employed as a lace bobbin and carriage hand (C. 1911)
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Thomas Henry Henson born at Nottingham in 1887, was the only child of Thomas William Henson and Emma Coin who married at Nottingham in 1885. The family lived at: 10 Poynton Street, Nottingham [C.1891];1 Althorpe Street,Radford [C.1901]; 31 Bloomsgrove Street, Radford [C.1911]. Thomas William Henson, a moulder, died at Nottingham, aged 43, in 1904. Emma Henson who subsequently worked as a cotton reeler, died at Nottingham, either aged 63 in 1924 or aged 79, in 1940.
In 1913 Thomas Henry Henson married Harriett Alice Roberts (born 28th May 1885) at Nottingham in 1913. They had two children: Violet born 9th November 1913 and Thomas Henry born 5th June 1915. The address given in the newspaper announcing Private Henson’s death was 65 St Peter’s Street, Radford [n.e.p.27.7.1917]. The post-war address given by CWGC was 6 Burke St., Alfreton Road, New Radford. It is not clear what subsequently happened to his widow.
Commencing 9th July 1917 his widow was awarded a pension of 22 shillings and 11 pence a week.
Private Thomas Henry Henson enlisted at Nottingham he served with the 2nd battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, he was killed in action on 15th September 1916 aged 29 yrs ; during the attack on the German lines near Guillemont, France during the Battle of the Somme he is buried in the Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, Somme, France.
additional research and history Peter Gillings
Thomas Henry Hanson
Photograph of Thomas Henry Hanson is courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website.
Thomas Henry Hanson
Photograph of the commonwealth wargraves commission headstone marking the grave of Thomas Henry Henson at Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, Somme, France is courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website.