Thomas Maccabee

[Phil Wood]

Here is another non-comm. see http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=177971

Thomas Arthur Maccabee, 201125, 2/4 Royal Berks.

Summary:

1888 born - registered Q2, son of Henry and Elizabeth Maccabee.

1891 with parents, age 3 - Rose Cottages, Enborne, Berks

1901 with parents, age 13 - 2 Rose Cottages, Enborne, Berks

1911 with parents, age 23 - Roseleigh, Wash Common, Newbury, Berks. Working as a house painter (following in his father's footsteps).

1914 enlisted 14 Dec. R Berks

1918 picture in Reading Standard (Berkshire in the War) - Sergt, 2/4 R Berks, wounded (Temp Sergt perhaps?).

1919 discharge (Corpl) 18 Mar - no longer fit for service

1920 died in Pavilion Hospital, Brighton 1 Mar

1920 buried in Newtown Road Cemetery, Newbury 3 Mar

1920 obituary in local paper 11 Mar

Dec 1917- Feb 1920 nineteen operations, the first being amputations of both legs and seven fingers. According to obit (see other thread) the last operations killed him.

MICs - Corpl, Reg No 201125

SWB - Roll dated 3 May 1919

It seems clear to me that he should be recognised by the CWGC, but I await the death cert.

In this case I know there would be no objection to the CWGC taking over the maintenance of his gravestone.