Name
Thomas Starkins
19 Feb 1886
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
13/10/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
612776
London Regiment *1
19th County of London) Bn. posted to 7th Bn. *2
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
COURRIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
East corner.
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Harpenden memorials
Pre War
Thomas was born on 19 Feb 1886 in Harpenden to George Starkins, a farm Labourer, and Louisa (nee Hale).
The family had moved to Hendon on the 1891 Census. By the 1901 Census the family were living in Marshall Street, Folkestone, Kent. On the 1911 Census Thomas was lodging in Garden City, Edgware being a ground labourer. He had 3 brothers and 6 sisters. He married Jessie K Knight in 1913.
Wartime Service
Thomas joined the County of London Regiment (designated as Territorial Force but still first line) as Private 6560 but was renumbered as 612776 when he was posted to 19th (St Pancras) Battalion.
Later he was attached to 7th (City of London) Battalion. Thomas was killed in action during the advance in to Artois on 13 Oct 1918
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £13 and arrears of £1 0s 10d was paid to his widow.
Brother Fred was a Private in Bedfordshire Regt in France & Salonika. Brother Joseph was a Driver in RASC serving in Egypt and Palestine. Both survived.
*1 Believed more correctly, (County of London) Bn. London Regiment (St Pancras).
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
