Basic Details
Surname
Summerscales
Forenames
Tom
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
John
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married, with a child, and worked as a driver for a cabinet maker in Halifax before the war. He died in a casualty clearing station from a bullet in his spine and is also commemorated on IWM 2620.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Northumberland Fusiliers
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1917
Month of death
April
Day of death
9
Age at death
25
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds