Name
Thomas George Deamer
22 Oct 1892
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
29/06/1917
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
269797
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
1st/7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 7.
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Harpenden memorials
Pre War
Thomas George was born on 22 Oct 1892 to Thomas Deamer, a brewer’s labourer, and Louisa Jane (nee Cox).The family were living at Moreton End Lane, Harpenden.
On the 1901 the family were at Houghton Regis, Beds. In the 1911 Census they were living at George Street, Dunstable where Thomas George was a packer.
Wartime Service
Thomas enlisted with 1/7 (Robin Hood Rifles) Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby) Regiment as Private 269797.
He gained promotion to Lance Corporal. He was killed in action on 29 Jun 1917. He is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
Additional Information
War gratuity of £5 and and arrears of £1 4s paid to his sister Emily
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
