BORN HULL 01/12/1881. SON OF FREDERICK JOSHUA MOULSON & ANN ELIZABETH PASHBY, OF WILLIAM STREET, HULL. SON OF A HOUSE JOINER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND A SISTER.
HUSBAND OF SARAH JANE MOULSON, OF 2 WHITINGS PLACE, HEDON ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) & ST LUKES STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). A BRICKLAYER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4.5 INCHES TALL, 35 INCH CHEST.
HE ENLISTED ON 23/11/1914. SERVED AS A SAPPER IN THE EAST RIDING ROYAL ENGINEERS. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 17/09/1915. SERVED FOR 3 YEARS AND 118 DAYS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/03/1918, AGED 36. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, FRANCE.
HE LEFT A WIDOW AND THREE CHILDREN, GEORGE, CHARLES AND EDITH.
HIS NAME IS RECORDED IN THE HULL MINSTER, “GOLDEN BOOK” AND ON THE EAST RIDING ROYAL ENGINEER MEMORIAL.
| Name | Thomas Moulson |
|---|---|
| Death Date | 23 Mar 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | SPR. |
| Regiment | Royal Engineers |
| Regimental Number | 474209 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | 520Th Field Coy., R.E. |