In 1918 Charles Fergus Talbot of 8, Alexandra Street, Thurmaston, served as A/M 239969, C. F. Talbot, Royal Air Force.

 

 

In 1918 Edward Taylor of 22, Canal Street, Thurmaston, was a serving soldier.

 

 

William Gladstone Taylor of Thurmaston was a serving soldier in 1917. He lived in Thurmaston with his wife Elsie.

 

 

In 1918 Horace Thorpe of 22, Reading Street, Thurmaston was serving as Private, 64688, H. Thorpe, 9th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment).

He was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for his overseas war service.

 

 

Private, 29881, E. Arthur Tilley served with the West Yorkshire Regiment, but was later transferred to the Labour Corps as Private, 10667, E.A. Tilley. He had enlisted into the army on the 14th March 1916. A further transfer into the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) gave him service as Private, 139708, E. A. Tilley. He was discharged from that RAMC due to sickness on the 9th July 1919, aged 24 years old. He received the British War Medal, the Allied Victory Medal and the Silver War Badge. After the war Arthur Tilley was Thurmaston's Chimney Sweep. He died on the 10th December 1961 and is buried in Thurmaston Cemetery.

 

In 1918 Archie Toon of 92, Main Street, Thurmaston, served as 3rd A/M 280846, A. Toon, Royal Air Force.

 

Sergeant, 174671, Arthur Toon, of the 177th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA), who was a resident of Thurmaston, received the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM).

The award of the MSM was confirmed on the 18th January 1919 (page 975) when his name appeared in the Supplement to the London Gazette. The award was made in recognition of valuable service rendered with the armies in France and Flanders.

Arthur Toon lived at 11, Victoria Street, Thurmaston.

 

 

Towards the end of the Great War Private, 95091, David Stanley Toon, Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) lived at 357, Main Street, Thurmaston. He had been born in Thurmaston in about 1880, the son of John Toon, a framework-knitter, and his wife Elizabeth, nee Hubbard. He was the elder brother of Martin Edgar Toon (qv). Prior to the war David Stanley Toon had worked as a boot and shoe maker.

After the Great War Private Toon served on the North West Frontier (NWF) of India. Between the 6th May and the 8th August 1919, he took part in the Third Afghan War, which involved over 12,500 troops under General Sir A. A. Barratt.

David Stanley Toon received the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for his Great War service. He also received the India General Service Medal, with the bar 'Afghanistan NWF 1919'.

 

 

In 1918 Frank W. Toon of 257, Main Street, Thurmaston, served as Driver, 236356, F. W. Toon, with the Army Service Corps (ASC).

 

 

In 1918 Private, 168855, Frederick George Toon, served with the Durham Light Infantry. His home was at 33, Garden Street, Thurmaston.

 

 

Private, 29375, Horace Edgar Toon, began his military service with the South Staffordshire Regiment. By 1918 he had been transferred to the Labour Corps and at that time, serving as Private, 15449, H. E. Toon, he was working with the 26th Labour Company of the Labour Corps.

He was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for his overseas war service.

 

 

Joseph Herbert Toon served as Private, 51855, J. H. Toon, Lincolnshire Regiment, before seeing service with the Wiltshire Regiment. In 1918, as Private, 26892, J. H. Toon, we was with the 2nd Battalion of the Wiltshires. At that time his family home was at 10, Harrison Street, Thurmaston. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for his overseas war service.

 

 

Martin Edgar Toon was born in Thurmaston in about 1884, the son of John Toon, a framework-knitter, and his wife Elizabeth, nee Hubbard. He was the younger brother of David Stanley Toon (qv). Prior to the war he had worked as a basket maker.

It is known that Martin Edgar Toon served in France during 1917. It is believed that he served as Private, 241915, Martin E. Toon, King's Own Scottish Borderers.

As Private Toon of the King's Own he would have been entitled to the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.

 

 

In 1918 Lance Corporal, 21500, Percy Toon, was serving with the 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. His home address was 103, Main Street, Thurmaston.

 

 

In 1918 Private, 267689, Reginald Toon, served with the 14th Battalion (Pioneers), Northumberland Fusiliers. He later served as Private, 565995, R. Toon, Labour Corps. His home was at 3, Garden Street, Thurmaston.

He was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for overseas war service.

 

 

Private, 426201, Wilfred Toon served with the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) during 1918. By the Autumn of 1919 had left the army to return to his home at 311, Main Street, Thurmaston.

 

 

Private, 82468, William James Toon served with the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). In 1918 he was serving at E Company Depot of the RAMC. His home address at that time was 151, Main Street, Thurmaston.

He was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for overseas war service.

 

 

Ernest Edwin Towe, lived at 315, Main Street, Thurmaston, with his wife Mabel. He was a serving soldier in 1916. In 1918 he was serving as Private, 202049, E. E. Towe, with the 2/5th Battalion of The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). He was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for his overseas war service.

 

 

Gunner, 241475, Arthur Waite, lived at 10, Canal Street, Thurmaston. In 1918 he was serving with "A" Battery, A/92 Brigade, of the Royal Field Artillery.

He served overseas and recieved the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for his war service.

After the war Arthur Waite lived with his wife May, nee Hewick, and their children at Thurmaston. He died during the summer of 1940, and was buried in Thurmaston cemetery on the 19th September 1940..

 

 

Harry Walker and his wife Mary lived at Home Farm, Leicester Road, Thurmaston. Walker was a serving soldier during 1918. On the 20th August 1919 (page 10569) his name appeared in the Supplement to the London Gazette. This was because Corporal, 236169, Harry Walker, serving as Acting Sergeant with the 248th Field Company of the Royal Engineers, had been awarded the Miltary Medal for Bravery in the Field.

He had served with the Royal Naval Division (RND) prior to joining the Royal Engineers. He also received the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.

 

 

Sapper, 223040, James Walley, 64th Field Company, Royal Engineers, died of wounds on the 26th April 1918, in Flanders. He was born at Thurmaston and enlisted at Chatham, Kent. He was a resident of Thurmaston. He also saw service as Private, 47916, Walley, Yorkshire Regiment. He is buried at Beveren-Ijzer Churchyard (Grave 16), Belgium, and commemorated on the War Memorial at Thurmaston. For his service in the Great War he posthumously received the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.

 

 

In 1918 Frank Wallis of 108, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston, was serving as Private, 57330, F. Wallis, with the 2/5th Battalion, The Prince of Wales' Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). The battalion served in France during 1917. On the 13th August 1918 the Battalion was disbanded.

Frank Wallis then served as Private, 612820, F. Wallis, of the Labour Corps. For overseas service he was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.

 

 

Bert Ward is commemorated on the War Memorial at Thurmaston.

 

 

Albert Henry Warren was born on the 20th March 1899. He joined the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman, part of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). However, by 1918 he was serving as Able Seaman, R/5250, Albert Henry Warren, with the Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division (RND).

Albert H. Warren lived at 24, Berkeley Street, Thurmaston, which was also the home of George Blanchard Warren (qv).

 

 

In 1918 Edwin Perry Warren of 234, Main Street, Thurmaston was a serving soldier. He was Company Sergeant Major (CSM) with the home defence unit the 300th Company of the Royal Defence Corps. However, by the Autumn of 1919 he was serving as Company Quarter Master Sergeant (CQMS), 208565, E.P. Warren, 5th Protection Company, Dorsets.

 

 

Private, 1747, George Blanchard Warren, Leicestershire Regiment, first went to France with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the 2nd March 1915.

In 1918 he served as Lance Corporal, 200140, G. B. Warren, 3rd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. By the Autumn of 1919 he had left the army to return home to 24, Berkeley Street, Thurmaston. Albert Henry Warren (qv) also lived at the same address.

For his service in the Great War he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.

 

 

On the 29th July 1915 Private, 12784, William Thomas Edward Watkins, landed in France to serve with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Serving with the 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, he was killed in action on the 17th October 1918. He had also served with the 7th Battalion of the Regiment. He is buried in the Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, (Grave VIII.C.16.), France, and is commemorated on the War Memorial at Thurmaston. For his service in the Great War he posthumously received the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.

 

 

George Percy Weston lived at 13, Reading Street, Thurmaston. In 1918 he was serving as Private, 378822, G. P. Weston, with the 986th Motor Transport Company of the Army Service Corps (ASC).

For overseas service with the ASC he was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.

 

 

Towards the war's end Private, 43633, James Albert Whatton, served with the 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. However by the Autumn of 1919 he had been transferred to the Class 'Z' army reserve.

His family home was at 309, Main Street, Thurmaston, which had also been the home address of William Henry Whatton (qv). He was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for overseas service.

 

 

Gunner, 155092, William Henry Whatton, 194th Seige Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, was killed in action on the 3rd September 1917. He was born at Leicester and enlisted at Leicester. His parents lived at 309, Main Street, Thurmaston. He is buried at Talana Farm Cemetery (Grave III.J.20), France, and is commemorated on the War Memorial at Thurmaston. For his service in the Great War he was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.

 

Private, 18941, Gilbert Wheatley, served in France with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from the 29th December 1915. He served with the Leicestershire Regiment. In 1918 he was still with the Leicesters, serving with the 4th Battalion of the regiment. On the 8th May 1919 he was transferred to the Class 'Z' army reserve.

Gilbert Wheatley's family home was at 23, Reading Street, Thurmaston. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for his overseas service.

 

W. A. Whittle is commemorated on the War Memorial at Thurmaston.

 

 

George Herbert Wignall lived at 41, Berkeley Street, Thurmaston. In 1918 he was serving as Private, 179464, G. H. Wignall, with the 369th Motor Transport Company of the Army Service Corps (ASC).

 

Harry Wigston was attested to the army on the 21st June 1915, he was 31 years of age. He became Private, 25442, H. Wigston, 'H' Company, 6th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment.

On about the 22nd February 1917 he embarked for service abroard from Devonport. He served on active service in the Field from 19th March 1917 until at least the 16th April 1917.

In 1918 he was serving with the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. He lived at 32, Canal Street, Thurmaston. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for his overseas service.

 

At the war's end Horace Williamson of 22, Reading Street, Thurmaston, was serving with 'C' Company of the 3rd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. Private, 48214, H. Williamson, transferred to the army reserve by the Autumn of 1919.

 

 

Private, 203034, John Henry Williamson, 2/4th (Hallamshire) (Territorial Force) Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, was killed in action on the 20th July 1918, in France. He was enlisted at Leicester and was a resident of Thurmaston. He is commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, France.

 

 

Private, 1381, William Williamson, 1/4th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, was killed in action on the 13th October 1915, aged 22 years. He was born in St. Mark's parish, Leicester, and was enlisted in the same town. His parents, John R. and Violet Williamson, lived at 22, Reading Street, Thurmaston. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial (Panel 42 to 44), France.

 

 

Herbert Winters was the son of John Winters, a framework-knitter, and his wife Emma Winters. He was born at Thurmaston on the 27th October 1892, and baptised at the parish church on the 27th of the following month. Herbert Winters' family home was at 149, Main Street, Thurmaston. As Private, 23725, H. Winters, Herbert had first served overseas with the North Staffordshire Regiment. However, by 1918 he was serving as Private, 75050, H. Winters, 2/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (DLI).

Herbert Winters died in Bulgaria on the 26th November 1918, whilst serving with the 2/5th DLI. He is buried in Sofia War Cemetery (Grave I.D.5), Bulgaria. He is also commemorated on the War Memorial at Thurmaston. His elder brother Leonard Winters (qv) also served in the army.

For his service in the Great War he was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.

 

 

Leonard Winters was the son of John and Emma Winters. He was born at Thurmaston on the 6th October 1886, and baptised at Thurmaston parish church on the 31st October 1886.

On the 12th October 1914, Private, 7859, Leonard Winters, 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, landed in France to become part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). In 1918 Leonard Winters, who lived with his parents at 149, Main Street, Thurmaston, was serving as Private, 36347, L. Winters, 7th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. His younger brother Herbert Winters (qv) died in Bulgaria on the 26th November 1918.

 

 

Henry Arthur Woodfield lived at 95, Humberstone Lane, Thurmaston. In 1918 he was serving as Gunner, 270417, H. A. Woodfield, 8th Reserve Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA).

 

 

George H. Woodford lived at 26, Brook Street, Thurmaston. In 1918 he was serving as Corporal, 478667, J.G. Woodford, with the 511th Field Company of the Royal Engineers. His service overseas meant that he was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.

 

 

Ernest George Woods lived at 15, Reading Street, Thurmaston. In 1918 he was serving in India as Private, 40030, E. G. Woods, with the 1st Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards).

Prior to joining The Green Howards he had served as Private, 64164, E. G. Woods, 1st Battalion Durham Light Infantry (DLI). The 1st DLI served on the North West Frontier from 1915 through to 1917. After his service with The Green Howards Ernest George Woods joined the Manchester Regiment as Private, 46113, E. G. Woods.

His service on the North West Frontier meant that he was awarded the British War Medal.

 

 

George Laurence Wright, lived at 313, Main Street, Thurmaston, which was also home to James Harold Wright (qv). In 1918 George Lawrence Wright was serving aboard His Majesty's Trawler Trier.

 

 

James Harold Wright, lived at 313, Main Street, Thurmaston, which was also home to George Lawrence Wright (qv). In 1918 James Harold Wright was serving as Private, 14893, J. H. Wright, of the Labour Corps, and was on attachment to the 12th Casualty Clearing Station (CCS). The 12th CCS was based around Tincourt, France, during late 1918, but moved to Busigny in mid-December 1918.

James Harold Wright had first served in France with the West Riding Regiment, with which he served as Private, 21226, J. H. Wright. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal for overseas war service.

 

 

In 1918 Walter Wright's family home was at 20, Wheatley's Road, Thurmaston, at which time he was serving with the 4th Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment.

Private, 25312, Walter Wright had first served overseas in the Balkans campaign from the 15th December 1915.

Walter Wright was finally discharged from the army on account of ill health. For his service in the Great War he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Allied Victory Medal, and the Silver War Badge.