Warke, T (Thomas)

Warke, T (Thomas)

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Private Thomas Warke was from 34 Kennaught Street, Limavady and had worked as a tailor prior to his service and was married with 3 children, Annie, William and Nelly.

Thomas had joined the army on the 15th of May 1917 and would work as a tailor and spare drive, arriving in France on the 4th of August 1917 via Boulogne[1] to serve along with the 61st Army Auxiliary Petrol Corps.

Almost a year later Thomas fell ill in France on the 30th of June 1918. He was evacuated to the 1st Eastern, N.3 General Hospital, Cambridge, arriving on the 9th of August 1918. He was suffering from what the doctors believed was faecium[2], the symptoms being headaches, sore neck, and stomach pains after eating.

Private Thomas Warke passed away in the hospital after his condition continually got worse on the 22nd of September 1918.

He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals.

Date of Death: 22/09/1918 (Aged 35)

Service: Private, Army Service Corps

Service Number: M/319711

Burial Location: Grave 84 (North-West part).


[1] Boulogne or Boulogne-Sur-Mer is a coastal town in northwest France.

[2] Faecium is a bacterium in the stomach sometimes associated with meningitis.

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