Healey/Healy, (J) T
JOHN THOMAS HEALEY
Remembered with honour Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery: Plot III, Row A, Grave 2,
He enlisted at Maidstone, Kent, and was formerly Private 9607 Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. He was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qualifying date being 18 January 1915; Mr J HEALEY applied for the Star medal in respect of the late T HEALEY 1 August 1920. He died of gas poisoning received in action. Unfortunately, Thomas’ Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Son of John and Kate/Catherine (nee BURTON) HEALEY.
His parents married 17 April 1882 at All Saints, Hertford. John died 1935 in Watford aged 73, and was buried 14 November in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Kate died 1946 in Watford aged 82, and was buried 1 November, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
(John) Thomas was born 1883 in Hemel Hempstead, Herts [not Deptford, Kent].
On the 1891 Census, aged 7 he lived in Deptford, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1901 Census, a bricklayer’s labourer aged 18, he still lived in Deptford, with his parents and five siblings. On the 1911 Census, a labourer aged 27, he lived in Watford, in the household and nephew of Harriet MALEY.
Service number
L/13489Rank
Private*Unit
3rd* BattalionRegiment
Place buried
Date of death
24/05/1915Age at death
30Place of death
Memorial(s)
Notes
His cousin Denis MALEY died 7 February 1917 and also features on this Roll of Honour- 1st S.W. Herts Scout Troop [in St Mary's Parish Church Watford] (4)
- Abbot's Langley Herts War Memorial (17)
- Aldbury Herts War Memorial (1)
- Aldenham Herts War Memorial (located in Letchmore Heath Herts) (8)
- All Saints Church Croxley Green Herts (12)
- All Saints Church Harrow Weald Middx (2)
- All Saints Church Hertford (1)
- All Saints Church King's Langley Herts (1)
- All Saints Church Leavesden Herts (31)
- All Saints Church Witham Essex (3)