BORN PATRINGTON 30/04/1884. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM SHARP (1858-1934) AND ANNIE SCREETON (1856-1930), OF 6 TENNISON AVENUE, FERRIES STREET, HULL. SON OF A LABOURER. HE ALSO WORKED AS A LABOURER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4 INCHES TALL, 118 LBS WEIGHT, 33.5- 35.5 INCH CHEST.
HE MARRIED EMMA ELIZABETH ATKINSON, AT HULL REGISTRY OFFICE, ON 20/05/1911. HIS WIFE EMMA AND THREE CHILDREN, CHARLOTTE, GEORGE AND ANNIE. THEY LIVED AT 5 EAST DOCK TERRACE, LEE SMITH STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS).
ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 38467 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2/4TH YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 07/12/1917, AGED 33. HIS WAR PENSION AND ARMY EFFECTS WENT TO HIS WIDOW, EMMA.
HIS BROTHERS, ALFRED AND GEORGE SHARP ALSO SERVED IN THE WAR.
| Name | Thomas Wilkinson Sharp |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Partington, Yorks |
| Death Date | 7 Dec 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Battalion | 2 4th (Hallamshire) (T.F.) Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 45838 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 38467, East Yorkshire Regiment. |
