T/Const Thomas Labrom

1878 Jul 28 Born St Pancras, London

1881 census at 33 Prebend Street, St Pancras

1891census at St Pancras

1895 Aug 4 Married in London

1901 census

1906 Their children Thomas & Walter are in the St Pancras Workhouse

1909 Feb 7. Enlisted in RAMC Territorials

1911 census

1914 Aug 13. Mobilised

1914 Sep 28 Posted to France

1915 Jan 14 Posted to UK

1915 Jan 26 Posted back to France

1915 May 8 Posted to UK

1915 May 12 Deserted

1915 Jun 14. Rejoined and D Court Martial

1915 Jul 14 Released to duty

1915 Jul 23 Discharged unfit from RAMC service. His discipline record from 1914 to 1915 was terrible

1915 Jul 27 Returns to Royal Naval Reserve from ‘Shore’

1915 Aug 25. Discharged from HMS Pembroke shore barracks at Chatham

1915 Sep 3. Posted to HMS Actaeon part of the Navy's torpedo school in Chatham Dockyard, used to carry out torpedo trials and to train new recruits for the Navy. Working on the MT Edward VI a hired trawler, in service as minesweeper, then cable repair vessel.

1915 Oct 15. Moved to MT Xylopia a Steam Trawler fitted out as a minesweeper. Intended for target-towing. On the outbreak of the war it was allocated to the patrol organisation as minesweeper.

1915 Nov 3. Goes on the ‘Run’ from Royal Naval Reserve from HMS Actaeon

1915 Nov 10 He now enlisted at Holborn while still on the ‘Run’ from the Royal Naval Reserve into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers as 34802 Private Thomas Labrom. He is living at Flat 9, 244 Gt College Street, Kings Cross N W. He was a Ships Fireman

1916 May 8. Discharged medically unfit. He suffered from Bronchitis and was an Alcoholic

1916 May 18 Enlists in Royal Navy. Starts with 60 days gaol for earlier RNR desertion

1916 Nov 4. 30 days in cells for stealing

1919 Dec 22 He applies for medals from Seamans Institute, Southampton

1919 Feb 13 Discharged Royal Navy

 

1920 Oct 15. Joined with RIC no 74315 & ADRIC no 111/114 . ex-Sailor & Ships Fireman

1920 Nov 2 Resigned ADRIC

 

1921 Feb 28. Re-enlisted at Whitehall for 6 months aged 33 into the Royal Army Service Corps as a Light Car Driver Class III as M/31415 Private Thomas Labrom

1921 Jul 16 Died in Ireland of "accidental gunshot wound" . It sounds like suicide, but I cannot find either an army enquiry nor newspaper reports

 

 

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