Date of Birth
30 October 1890
College
Borough Road College
Job(s)
C.S., Stanley Road, Teddington
Service number
2500
WW1 rank
Private
Theatre of war
Europe
Date of death
26 May 1915
Location of death
Battle of Festubert
Buried/memorial
Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France (Grave/Memorial reference: Panels 45 & 46)
Biography
Private Thomas Blakesley attended Borough Road College for two years where he had a particular interest in English and competed in tennis for the college. He enlisted into the 1/23 Battalion, London Regiment and landed in France on 14 March 1915. He was 24 when he was killed on 26 May 1915 at the Battle of Festubert.
Sources
Entry on p.86 [Roll of Honour page], Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, BFSS/2/9/10/5 [BRCTN005], Borough Road College 1908 applications, 1912 Annual Report