208574 Pte. Thomas Edmenson British Army 1st Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers from:Houghton le Spring, Durham Edmenson, Thomas, Private, No 17925, 1st Battn, (25th Foot) The King's Own Scottish Borders, was the 3rd son of William Edmenson, Foreman Fitter at Houghton Colliery, by his wife, Catherine, daughter of Robert Potts; b Houghton-le-Spring, co. Durham, 25th Aug, 1880; educated C.E. Shcools there; joined the Navy in 1896; and was on H.M.S. Isis when that ship was commissioned for particular service during the hostilities between the United States and Spain in 1898; obtained his discharge in 1907, and was a Seagoing Steward until a short time before the war, when he became an employee at the Houghton Colliery; enlisted 13 Jan. 1915; went to the Dardanelles 18 July, and died on H.M. Hosptial Ship Dongola, 25 Aug. following, from enteric fever contracted while on active service on the Peninsula. He m. at North Shields, Annie (2 Stanley Street, Houghton-le-Spring, daughter of William McEwan, and had a son, Wiliam Hunter, b 9 May, 1909.
Taken from: UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1924 Record for Thomas Edmenson.
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