The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private T Carroll

Private Thomas CARROLL, G/11383, 12th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of pneumonia at Military Hospital Northampton of pneumonia, 8.30am, 28th March 1916.

Born Camberwell, SE.

12th May 1912, Kennington Church, married Nellie Ellerington, 10 Ferncroft Avenue, Platts Lane, Hampstead.

Enlisted Camberwell, SE, age 31 years & 11 months, height 5ft 5¼ inches, weight 112lbs, upper & lower dentures. Resided at 28 Crewys Rd, Peckham, SE. Formerly tram conductor, New Cross Depot.

Home 23rd November 1915 to 28th March 1916.

23rd November 1915, enlisted & posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 20th December 1915 to 24th December 1915, Connaught Hospital, Aldershote, ICT foot; 5th February 1916, posted 12th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th March 1916, Military Hospital Northampton, pneumonia.

7th January 1918, War Office memo to Infantry Records - "Will you please note that any articles of personal property now in your possession or subsequently received by you belonging to the late No.11383, Private Thomas Carroll, 12th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, should be despatched to *Mrs Maggie Carey, 28 Crewys Rd, Peckham, SE15. Any medals granted to the deceased that are now in you possession or that may hereafter reach you should be disposed of to the same person."

*sister.

17th September 1937, letter from Mrs Carroll, 49 Fairfield Crescent, Kingsbury, NW9 - "I hope this letter will not be putting you to too much trouble. I really want to know, if you can tell me when my husband Private Thomas Carroll, 11383, 12th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, he died in March 28th 1916 in Northampton, it does not say from what he died of. You see I had been married in 19102 and in 1914 I left him to go into service, he and his whole family used to drink so much that there was only that to do, he was a good man really and was a Tram Conductor at the New Cross Depot and had worked 17 years for the LCC, and whilst I was in service during the war I heard he had died but only his people were notified of course, it is quite natural I suppose although they knew I had been good to him, I had no claim on him for any money which I know I would not be entitled to, but I tried hard to find him, so I would like to know if he served overseas and how long he had been in the Army. I worked awfully hard on a tram at Clapham Depot for nearly 3 years and after that I've sold poppy & other flag days to help sales I am a member of the Womens Section of the British Legion it may seem strange after all these years but some how I feel I would like to know if possible a little of what he died from. I can give you the number of his death certificate which I received from the Record Office, War Office, No. E/175309/1 accts 4 Effects Form 100, dated at the War Office, London 18th April 1916. If by chance this can help you he was living at the time at Brayards Road, Peckham, SE."

27th September 1937, War Office, Records - "With reference to you letter of 17th September , I am directed to inform you that the Department has a record of a No.G/11383 Private Thomas Carroll, Royal West Kent Regiment, who died of pneumonia on 28th March 1916 at the Military Hospital, Northampton. If it is desired to obtain a Certificate of Death, in respect of this soldier, application should be made to the Registrar-General, General Register Office, Somerset House, London, WC2."

Buried at Northampton (Towcester Road) Cemetery, 449. 4. 17425., Northamptonshire.

London Gazette 27th April 1917.

SOLDIERS' BALANCES UNDISPOSED OF.

In pursuance of "The Regimental Debts Act, 1893," notice is hereby given that there is available for distribution amongst the Next of Kin or others entitled the sum of money set opposite to the name of each of the deceased Soldiers named in the lists which are published with this notice in the London Gazette and the "Army List," and are also to be seen at the Regimental Depots throughout the United Kingdom.

Applications from persons supposing themselves entitled as Next of Kin should be addressed by letter to "The Secretary, War Office, Park Buildings, St. James's Park, London, S.W.," and marked outside "Effects."

R. H. BRADE. War Office, April 27, 1917.

List GCCCCII of the Names of deceased Soldiers whose Personal Estate is held for distribution amongst the Next of Kin or others entitled.—Effects 1916-17.

Carroll, T., Private, Royal West Kent Regiment, £5 1s 2d

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