Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Great War on The Wartime Memories Project Website
Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Great War on The Wartime Memories Project Website
Additions will be checked before being published on the website and where possible will be forwarded to the person who submitted the original entries. Your contact details will not be forwarded, but they can send a reply via this messaging system.
please scroll down to send a message
214632
Sjt. Thomas Dean Besford
British Army 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Jarrow
(d.21st Mar 1918)
Thomas Dean Besford died on 21st March 1918 aged 27 whilst serving with the
2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry.
He was the son of Thomas and Jane Besford (nee Dean) of 78 Albert Road Jarrow, he was born and enlisted Jarrow. On the 1911 census, he is recorded as Thomas Dean Besford age 20 Grocer is with his parents Thomas and Jane Besford and family at 78 Albert Road, Jarrow.
Thomas is remembered on the Arras Memorial, he is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow and was commemorated on the Triptych that was in St. Mark's Church Jarrow (it is no longer a Church)