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Record #23382
Name :
: Gordon Thomas SANSOM (1899 - 1917)
  aka : Ordinary Telegraphist San


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 Jul 1899

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 2 May 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Basingstoke
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
:
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Unknown
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Ordinary Telegraphist Gordon Thomas Sansom. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.
Gordon was born to Kathleen Norah Hule (1875-1947) and Tom Bryant Sansom (1868-1911). There were at least 3 other children to this union according to family trees on Ancestry.com, Kathleen May, William Henry and Maud Adelaide.

UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919
Name: Gordon Thomas Sansom
Rank: Ord Tel
Birth Date: 11 Jul 1899
Birth Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Branch of Service: Royal Navy
Cause of Death: Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action
Official Number Port Division: J.32712. (Po)
Death Date: 2 May 1917
Ship or Unit: HMS Derwent
Location of Grave: Not recorded
Name and Address of Cemetery: Body Not Recovered For Burial
Relatives Notified and Address: Mother: Kathleen N Sansom, 7, Kings St, Reading, Berks

UK, Commonwealth War Graves:
SANSOM, Ord. Tel. Gordon Thomas, J/32712. R.N. H.M.S. "Derwent." Killed by mine explosion in English Channel 2nd May, 1917. Age 17. Son of Kathleen Nora Jarvis (formerly Sansom), of 7, King's St., Reading, and the late Tom Sansom. Born at Sherfield, Basingstoke. 25.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56705288 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-03 14:53:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-03 14:54:55 /

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