Thomas Harper Bond, 19th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers
Apr 29, 2014 16:04:41 GMT
Post by PaulC on Apr 29, 2014 16:04:41 GMT
I've been researching casualties connected to Scarisbrick (near Southport) and we have one of your Salford Pals buried here, Sergeant Thomas Harper Bond of the 19th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers. Thomas died post-discharge in 1920, he is not listed on CWGC but his name has been put forward by the In From the Cold Project. His service papers can be found on Ancestry, also his MIC and the SWB roll which incorrectly give his name as Thomas Harold Bond. I've done some research on Thomas and this is what I've pulled together...
Thomas Harper Bond
Rank: Sergeant (see below)
Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers, 19th Bn.
Service No: 17348
Medal Entitlement: 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal, Silver War Badge
Born: 1 Feb 1886, Stretford, 57 Trafford Grove
Married: 8 Aug 1914, St Matthew's Stretford, to Amy Eliza Anderson
Enlisted: 25 Feb 1915, Salford
Discharged: 11 Jun 1917, Preston, sickness (VDH through active service)
Died: 7 Nov 1920, Scarisbrick, Woodmoss Lane
Buried: 11 Nov 1920, Scarisbrick, St Mark's Churchyard
Cause of Death: Valvular disease of heart, cerebral embolus
Age: 34
1891 Census
Pendleton, 40 Higher West Street: Richd Bond (head, 48, sawyer); Mary Bond (wife, 37); Chas H Bond (son, 15, errand boy); Ada Bond (daughter, 11, scholar); Hannah J Bond (daughter, 6, scholar); Thos H Bond (son, 5, scholar); Ethel Bond (daughter, 1 mo); Hannah Harper (sister-in-law, 30, nurse)
1901 Census
Pendleton, 40 Higher West Street: Mary Bond (head, 47, office cleaner); Hannah J Bond (daughter, 16, machine minder); Thomas H Bond (son, 15, apprentice)
1911 Census
Pendleton, 40 Higher West Street: Mary Bond (head, 56, post office servant); Hannah Jane Bond (daughter, 26, sewing machinist); Thomas Harper Bond (son, 25, warehouseman)
Thomas Harper Bond was born in Stretford on 1 Feb 1886 and baptised at St Michael's Church in Flixton on 21 Mar 1886. His parents were Richard Bond, a sawyer who died in 1896, and Mary Bond, formerly Mary Harper. Thomas was married to Amy Eliza Anderson on 8 Aug 1914 at St Matthew's Church in Stretford. They had a son, Eric Richard Bond, who was born in Salford on 23 Mar 1917.
Prior to the war, Thomas was employed as a receiving clerk at a warehouse, and he had eight years service with the 8th Bn Manchester Regiment Territorial Force. He enlisted with the 3rd Salford Battalion on 25 Feb 1915. From his service record:
25 Feb 1915: Joined at Salford, Private
26 Feb 1915: Promoted to Sergeant
3 Mar 1915: Promoted to Acting Colour Sergeant, appointed Acting Company Sergeant Major
1 May 1915: Promoted to Warrant Officer (class I), appointed Acting Regimental Sergeant Major
21 Nov 1915: Arrived in France, Acting Regimental Sergeant Major
4 Mar 1916: Reverted to Sergeant
6 Feb 1917: Arrived home, Sergeant
Thomas was discharged at Preston on 11 Jun 1917 due to VDH (valvular disease of the heart) caused through active service. It's not clear where he lived after returning home: there was a change of address from Weaste to Scarisbrick in May 1917, but then from Weaste to Dinnington (near Rotherham) in Feb 1918. My best guess is that he lived with different relatives at different times.
Thomas was living at Woodmoss Lane in Scarisbrick when he died from heart disease on 7 Nov 1920. He was buried in the local churchyard at St Mark's on Southport Road.
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I've posted about Thomas on my Facebook page, Scarisbrick Roll of Honour, with some pictures of him and his headstone. As far as I know he isn't commemorated on any memorial.
I hope this information is useful to you!
Paul
Thomas Harper Bond
Rank: Sergeant (see below)
Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers, 19th Bn.
Service No: 17348
Medal Entitlement: 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal, Silver War Badge
Born: 1 Feb 1886, Stretford, 57 Trafford Grove
Married: 8 Aug 1914, St Matthew's Stretford, to Amy Eliza Anderson
Enlisted: 25 Feb 1915, Salford
Discharged: 11 Jun 1917, Preston, sickness (VDH through active service)
Died: 7 Nov 1920, Scarisbrick, Woodmoss Lane
Buried: 11 Nov 1920, Scarisbrick, St Mark's Churchyard
Cause of Death: Valvular disease of heart, cerebral embolus
Age: 34
1891 Census
Pendleton, 40 Higher West Street: Richd Bond (head, 48, sawyer); Mary Bond (wife, 37); Chas H Bond (son, 15, errand boy); Ada Bond (daughter, 11, scholar); Hannah J Bond (daughter, 6, scholar); Thos H Bond (son, 5, scholar); Ethel Bond (daughter, 1 mo); Hannah Harper (sister-in-law, 30, nurse)
1901 Census
Pendleton, 40 Higher West Street: Mary Bond (head, 47, office cleaner); Hannah J Bond (daughter, 16, machine minder); Thomas H Bond (son, 15, apprentice)
1911 Census
Pendleton, 40 Higher West Street: Mary Bond (head, 56, post office servant); Hannah Jane Bond (daughter, 26, sewing machinist); Thomas Harper Bond (son, 25, warehouseman)
Thomas Harper Bond was born in Stretford on 1 Feb 1886 and baptised at St Michael's Church in Flixton on 21 Mar 1886. His parents were Richard Bond, a sawyer who died in 1896, and Mary Bond, formerly Mary Harper. Thomas was married to Amy Eliza Anderson on 8 Aug 1914 at St Matthew's Church in Stretford. They had a son, Eric Richard Bond, who was born in Salford on 23 Mar 1917.
Prior to the war, Thomas was employed as a receiving clerk at a warehouse, and he had eight years service with the 8th Bn Manchester Regiment Territorial Force. He enlisted with the 3rd Salford Battalion on 25 Feb 1915. From his service record:
25 Feb 1915: Joined at Salford, Private
26 Feb 1915: Promoted to Sergeant
3 Mar 1915: Promoted to Acting Colour Sergeant, appointed Acting Company Sergeant Major
1 May 1915: Promoted to Warrant Officer (class I), appointed Acting Regimental Sergeant Major
21 Nov 1915: Arrived in France, Acting Regimental Sergeant Major
4 Mar 1916: Reverted to Sergeant
6 Feb 1917: Arrived home, Sergeant
Thomas was discharged at Preston on 11 Jun 1917 due to VDH (valvular disease of the heart) caused through active service. It's not clear where he lived after returning home: there was a change of address from Weaste to Scarisbrick in May 1917, but then from Weaste to Dinnington (near Rotherham) in Feb 1918. My best guess is that he lived with different relatives at different times.
Thomas was living at Woodmoss Lane in Scarisbrick when he died from heart disease on 7 Nov 1920. He was buried in the local churchyard at St Mark's on Southport Road.
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I've posted about Thomas on my Facebook page, Scarisbrick Roll of Honour, with some pictures of him and his headstone. As far as I know he isn't commemorated on any memorial.
I hope this information is useful to you!
Paul
