300007 L/Cpl. Thomas Etherington British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry from:6 Belgrave St, Darlington (d.10th Apr 1917) Thomas Etherington enlisted in Darlington on the 9th of September 1914 a month after his 19th birthday, he is described as being 5' 8 and a 1/4, fair hair and grey eyes, weighing 141lbs with a 36" chest, previously employed as a motor mechanic. He trained at Cocken Hall from the 28th of September and was promoted to Lance Corporal on the 22nd of Oct 1914.
Thomas served in Egypt and France with the 18th Btn. He suffered a gun shot wound to his right forearm on the 3rd of July 1916, after being treated by 92nd Field Ambulance RAMC, he was admitted to 6th General Hospital and on the 5th was transferred to England on the Hospital ship Astaurias and spent a week being treated at the 1st Southern General Hospital in Edgbaston, Birmingham, before convalescing for 40days and after recovering he was posted to 4th DLI at Seaham in September. He was posted to the 15th Btn DLI on Christmas Eve 1916 and returned to France.
Thomas was killed on the night of the 9th/10th of April 1917 whilst serving with the 15th Battalion, DLI. He was the son of John and Martha Etherington and had one sister Elsie.
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