Thomas John Brinded

A Private with 1/4th Bn., Thomas died on 2nd of November 1917 at the age of 38. 

Thomas was born at Mutford in 1879, a son of Thomas and Christina Brinded. In 1881 his family lived at Mutford and in 1887 they lived at Burlingham. Thomas' mother died in 1887 and his father married Mary A. Lubbock in 1889. In 1891 his family lived at Bakers Road, Halvergate, Norfolk. By 1901 his family were living at Farm House, Geldeston, and Thomas worked on the farm for his father. 

In 1904 Thomas married Agnes Head at Geldeston. In 1907 they lived at Geldeston. By 1911 they were living at 'back of the Chapel', Horham, near Eye, Suffolk, and Thomas was a farm labourer. Between 1912 and 1915 they lived at Dennington, Suffolk, and by 1917 at 44 Whapload Road, Lowestoft.  

Thomas enlisted in the Army at Framlingham, Suffolk. He joined the Norfolk Regiment, service number 203908, and was posted to the 1/4th Battalion in Palestine. 

From 27 October 1917 the 1/4th Battalion were involved in the Third Battle of Gaza, which lasted until 7 November 1917 (the capture of Gaza taking six days from 1 to 7 November). While no records state exactly where, or how, Thomas died, we can infer that his death occurred in the vicinity of Gaza. 

Thomas' brother Edward died in the loss of the Incentive in 1915.