William John Tomelty
Birth 1889 Death 28th Sep 1915 PvtNorthumberland Fusiliers
Service #18631
| GRO Ref | 18631 |
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| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor. Cumberland. |
| Residence at Enlistment | Backworth - no address |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | |
| Residence 1911 Census | Earsdon Square, Northumberland. |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | R.C. |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Mine Hewer |
| Place of Work | |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | Son of Charles and Elizabeth Ann Tomelty, nee Skelton. Marriage 1885 in Whitehaven, Cumberland . |
| Siblings | Sibling of Mary Ann Tomelty. Half sibling of Mary Jane Tomelty. |
| Wife's Name and Maiden Name | Husband of Esther Tomelty, nee Wilson, Marriage 1911 Newcastle Registration District. Lived at 15 Ann Street, Shiremoor, Northumberland |
| Remarriage of Widow | To Henry Teale, 1919, at Percy St. John's Church, Percy Main. |
| Children's Christian Name(s) | Father of Sarah A. and Charles W. Tomelty. |
| Family Connection to Roll of Honour |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 13 th |
| Rank at Enlistment | Pvt |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 18631 |
| Date of Enlistment | |
| Place of Enlistment | Whitley Bay, Northumberland |
| Other Regiment | |
| Other Battalion | |
| Other Rank | |
| Date of Transfer to other Regiment | |
| Service Facts | |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 28 |
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| Date of Death | 28th Sep 1915 |
| Regiment at Death | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 13th |
| Rank at Death | Pte |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of Wounds |
| Service Number at Death | 18631 |
| Field of Action at Death | Western Front |
| Place of Death | France |
| Battle at Death | Battle of Loos |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY |
| Grave Position | I. C. 44. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/466274 |
| Grave/Memorial Country | |
| Private Memorial | St Marys RC Church Cleator WW1 Memorial , Backworth & District Roll of Honour; Statue 1914-18 Roadside, Shiremoor |
| Notes | Baptised 13 November 1889, Cleator Moor. Cumberland. |
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