Thomas Waterfield
Service Number
729966
Military Unit
52nd battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Date of birth
Date of Death
24 Oct 1920 (24 years old)
Place of Birth
Unknown
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
Son of Thomas and Fanny Waterfield of 13 Portland St, Mansfield. His sister, Ethel Gunn is named on the CWGC site as the person who choose the headstone inscription.
Military History
Sergeant Thomas Waterfield enlisted on 19th November 1908 , he served with the Sherwood Foresters and later King's Own Yorkshire Infantry, In 1911 he was with the Sherwood Foresters in India. In France from 4th November 1914. He was awarded a Silver War Badge number B291276 so invalid out of the army due to illness or injuries.Discharge date 10th May 1919
Extra Information
Buried in Nottingham Road Cemetery, Mansfield.This man is commemorated in a book of remembrance held by Mansfield District Council.
Photographs
T Waterfield
Nottingham Road Cemetery, Mansfield.