Name
Thomas Roy Chant
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
07/11/1918
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lieutenant
London Regiment *1
13th (County of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
WATFORD CEMETERY
Plot A, Row 2, Grave 150.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
St Mary's Parish Church Memorial, Watford,
St Andrew's Church Memorial, Watford, Watford,
Conservative Club Memorial
Pre War
Son of Thomas Whitemore and Agnes Eveline (nee HILLS) CHANT of Watford; husband of Phyllis Mary (nee HORTON) CHANT of Watford.
His parents married 3 August 1882 at St Marylebone Parish Church, London. Thomas died 10 August 1927 in Watford aged 75, and was buried 13 August in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Agnes died 22 August 1934 in Watford aged 78, and was buried 25 August, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Thomas was born 8 December 1891 in South Hampstead, London, and baptised 23 March 1892 at St Mark’s, Hamilton Terrace, Marylebone, London. He married 15 June 1918 at St Andrew’s, Watford. He played cricket for the University College School team and is mentioned in Wisden in the Great War. He was buried 12 November. Phyllis never remarried, and died 27 November 1973 in Worthing, Sussex, aged 81.
There is a Marriage announcement for Thomas in the Observer dated 22 June 1918.
He has an entry in the National Probate Calendar.
On the 1901 Census, aged 9 he lived in Watford, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1911 Census, a warehouseman aged 19, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and two siblings.
Wartime Service
As he did not serve overseas, he has no medals, and died in Watford from pneumonia.
Additional Information
He does not appear to have an entry on the Soldiers Died in the Great War dataset.
There is an article about and a Death announcement for Thomas in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 9 November 1918, and another article in the issue dated 28 December 1918.
Thomas lies in a non-CWGC family grave.
*1 Believed more correctly, (County of London) Bn. London Regiment (Kensington).
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
