Name
Thomas Laughton
1893
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/06/1916
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
4335
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Searched but not found
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
RIPON CEMETERY
F. 259
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
THE RACE APPOINTED I HAVE RUN THE COMBAT'S O'ER THE PRIZE IS WON
UK & Other Memorials
Berkhamsted Town Memorial, Sunnyside Memorial, Berkhamsted
Pre War
Thomas Laughton was born in 1893 in St Andrew's, Orkney, Scotland, the son of David and Rebecca Laughton.
On the 1901 Census the family were living at Little Quoys, Orkney where his father was working as a House Carpenter.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Deerness, Kirkwall, Orkney and joined the 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.
He died in Ripon, Yorks on 14 June 1916, aged 23 and is buried in Ripon Cemetery.
His father received a war gratuity of £3 5s and pay owing of £3 4s 1d.
Additional Information
His father, Mr D Laughton of Castle, Quoyburry, P O Kirkwall, ordered his headstone inscription: "THE RACE APPOINTED I HAVE RUN THE COMBAT'S O'ER THE PRIZE IS WON".
Roll of Honour website has this soldier as Private Thomas Laughton, service no. 4335 of the Seaforth Highlanders, and although this seems to be the only T Laughton on the CWGC website, all other researches suggest this is unlikely to be the T Laughton at Berkhamsted as he was born and raised in Orkney and his parents resided there.
If you have any information to the contrary or can provide information as to the identity of the T Laughton at Berkhamsted, please let Herts at War know.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
Jonty Wild
