British Army Veterinary Corps
Thomas Merrifield ENDEAN
Served as Thomas DAWES
Private
Died 2 June 1916 · Aged 52
His story
Thomas Merrifield ENDEAN worked as a boot finisher in Laindown, Essex.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission family particulars record: “(Served as DAWES). Son of John Frost Endean and Emily Jane Endean, of London.”
His wife was Eliza Endean.
He served as Private SE/14651 in the Army Veterinary Corps; his unit is recorded as “Depot”.
He died on 2 June 1916, aged 52. His burial is recorded at Woolwich Cemetery.
Before the war
- Served as
- Thomas DAWES
- Occupation
- Boot Finisher
- Residence recorded
- Laindown
- Family
- CWGC particulars: (Served as DAWES). Son of John Frost Endean and Emily Jane Endean, of London.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/14651
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Depot
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 2 June 1916
- Age
- 52
- Place of death
- United Kingdom
- Recorded cause
- Heart Failure
- Cemetery or memorial
- Woolwich Cemetery
- Grave reference
- B. 26.
Connected men
- John HUTTONAlso buried at Woolwich Cemetery
- William WRIGHTAlso buried at Woolwich Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- THOMAS MERRIFIELD ENDEAN — MEDAL AUCTION RECORD
- Research record number: 86
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Thomas Merrifield Endean”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/endean-served-as-dawes-thomas-merrifield-se-14651/.
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