His story
Thomas William Roles worked as a farm servant.
He was recorded living in Llansarwrn in 1911.
Husband of Ada Louisa Roles, of 46, Upper Thomas St., Aston, Birmingham.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/20544. His recorded unit was No.1 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 4 October 1918, aged 24. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Bordighera British Cemetery.
His Find a Grave memorial names his parents as William Thomas and Annie Roles (née Gregory), and gives his wife Ada Louisa’s maiden name as Blunt.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Farm Servant
- Residence recorded
- Llansarwrn
- Family
- Husband of Ada Louisa Roles, of 46, Upper Thomas St., Aston, Birmingham.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/20544
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No.1 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 4 October 1918
- Age
- 24
- Cemetery or memorial
- Bordighera British Cemetery
- Grave reference
- I. B. 5.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 392
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Thomas William Roles”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/roles-thomas-william-se-20544/.
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