Thomas Edward Phillips
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1894, Tyncwn, Mynutton, Clun, Shropshire
Knighton
Driver. 213797, 6th Reserve Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
Rhos-y-Garth, Knighton, Radnorshire
Groom
2nd March 1917 at the Military Hospital, Edinburgh Castle
Pneumonia (likely cause, Spanish Flu)
23
Knighton
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Thomas PHILLIPS
Martha (nee WHITTALL)
Eliza Jane WHITTALL 1878
Reginald George Lloyd WHITTALL
1860 -
1857 - 17th July 1939
1878 - October 1949
1887
Married Knighton, 1894
Although Thomas Edward was named as a Phillips on his death, he along with his brother and sister were born illegitimate to Martha Whittall. Martha only married Thomas Phillips after the birth of Thomas Edward in 1894. Therefore the 3 children were all registered with the surname Whittall.
Eliza Jane married Edward Hill on 25th April 1900 at Clun
Martha (nee Whittall) died on 17th July 1939 at Offa's Lodge, Knighton. (the old workhouse) She had been living at 3 Plough Road, Knighton
In
Loving Memory
of
Driver THOMAS EDWARD
213797 Royal Field Artillery
Son of THOMAS & M. PHILLIPS
(Brookside Rhos)
Died March 2nd 1917
aged 23 years.
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GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR
HIS FRIENDS