Moore, T H
THOMAS HENRY MOORE
Remembered with honour Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial: Panel 54 and 56.
He enlisted in Watford, and was formerly Private 80063 Royal Army Medical Corps and Private 7954 Hertfordshire Regiment. He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action. Unfortunately, Thomas’ Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
There is an article about and a Death announcement for Thomas in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 25 May 1918; plus In Memoriams in the issues dated 3 August 1918 and 2 August 1919.
Son of the late Edwin James and Alice (nee STOCKHAM) MOORE; husband of Edith (nee KING) MOORE.
His parents married 1876 in the Kensington, London, district. Edwin possibly died 1910 in the Islington, London, district aged 64; Alice died 1912 in Watford aged 64, and was buried 2 October in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford.
Thomas was born 8 February 1888 in Kensington or Bayswater, London, and baptised 6 May 1888 at All Saints, Notting Hill, London. He married 14 December 1912 at St Mary’s, Watford; they had one child. He resided in Watford. Edith remarried 1925 in the Watford district to James C BACKLER, who died 1930 in the Watford district aged 44. Edith married for the third time 1931 in the Watford district to John PALMER, she died 13 February 1972 in Watford aged 86, and was buried 25 February in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
On the 1891 Census, he lived in Kensington, with his parents and no siblings. On the 1901 Census, aged 13 he lived in Clerkenwell, London, with his parents and no siblings. On the 1911 Census, a printer platon hand aged 23, he lived in Watford, with his widowed mother and no siblings.
Service number
268053Rank
PrivateRegiment
Date of death
31/07/1917Age at death
29Place of death
- 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)