BORN HULL 1890. SON OF MARGARET COTTINGHAM & CORNELIUS KITSON (1853-1934) OF 16 CHEAPSIDE, HULL AND 5, BELMONT STREET, OLDHAM, LANCS (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. WORKED AS A COTTON MILL PIECER.
ENLISTED OLDHAM. SERVED IN THE 6TH EAST LANCS REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, IN MESOPOTANIA, ON 24/04/1916, AGED 26. COMMEMORATED ON THE BASRA WAR MEMORIAL, IRAQ.
First name:
THOMAS
Military Number:
20312
Rank:
Rifleman
Date Died
24/04/1916
Place died:
Basra War Memorial, Iraq
Age:
26
