Lives of the First World War

1917

Born on 28 November 1887, Tom Hampshire was the youngest son of Jonas Hampshire, a carpenter and joiner of Lane End, Holmfirth. For many years, he lived with his elder brother Herbert and his wife in Netherton, where Tom was connected with the Wesleyan Sunday School and the Sons of Temperance. Subsequently, Herbert moved to Mearhouse, New Mill. Tom enlisted in the Royal Marine Light Infantry in York on 29 November 1915 and embarked for France in September 1916. He was reported missing on 28 April 1917 but his body was subsequently found on the battlefield and buried by the officer and men of his Battalion. The chaplain wrote to Herbert “You will understand I am sure, that the delay in finding the body has been due to the fact that the ground is still under enemy observation, and a thorough search has been difficult.”

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