The Bowes Museum Theakston Robert William

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Name:

Robert William Theakston

Casualty No.:

Initials:

R W

Service No.:

250351

Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:

Bishop Aukland

Age at Death:

Ranks:

Sergeant

Unit:

1/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry

Teesdale Township:

Barnard Castle

Place Enlisted:

Home Address:

Civilian Employment:

Shoemaker

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

January-1918

Place of Death:

Battles & Campaigns:

Locally Commemorated:

Barnard Castle St Mary's Church, Bowes Museum Obelisk

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Ploegsteert Memorial

Buried:

Decoration and Medals:

Service :

Army

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Teesdale Mercury-22/05/1918: Local and other notes: Killed in action

Teesdale Mercury-09/04/1919: In memoriam

Family Details:

Son of Robert and Hannah Theakston of Bishop Aukland.

Robert's father died in 1894; in 1897 his mother married Robert Key and they moved to Barnard castle.

Notes:

Images:

Sources:

First Name: St Mary's data; Private Individual; Last Name: St Mary's data; Private Individual; Service: St Mary's data; Ranks: St Mary's data; Service Number: St Mary's data; Date of Birth: St Mary's data; Place of Birth: St Mary's data; Civilian Employment: St Mary's data; Cause of Death: St Mary's data; Private Individual; Date of Death: St Mary's data; Private Individual; Overseas Commemorated: St Mary's data; Local Memorials: www.newmp.org.uk; Teesdale Townships: Teesdale Poor Law Union 1914;