Also Served: Thomas Case - Thomas CASE
73, Houghton Street, Prescot Private 2594, 5th Bn., South Lancashire Regiment The 1911 census listed Thomas at 68, Beaconsfield Street, Prescot, where he lived with his widowed father, also Thomas, and 4 younger siblings. He was aged 18 and worked as a Labourer at the Wire Works.
Thomas was a 22 year old Turner at the Wire Works when he attested on September 5th 1914 at St Helens. He gave his father, also Thomas, of 68, Beaconsfield Street, Prescot, as his next of kin.
He was posted to the 5th Bn., South Lancashire Regiment. He became an acting Corporal in September 1915 but was then disembodied on 17th December that year. His eyesight had been classed as too poor to allow him to serve overseas and so he was sent to work at The Austin Motor Company in Birmingham, presumably due to his pre-war machinery skills
On 3rd July 1916, he married Maggie Lacy at Prescot Parish Church, the Revd Harry Mitchell officiating. In March 1917, he was renumbered to 240689
Thomas was eventually discharged on 6th January 1919. He had not served overseas and so had no medal entitlement.
The 1939 National Register listed Thomas at 40 Wood Lane, Prescot (shown below) and his occupation as Electrical Instrument Maker
He died in Prescot in 1961, aged 68
(Additional reporting by John Yates)Ref. No.: A0914
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