Friday 13 February 2015

Beamish - WW1 Exhibits

 

Beamish Town printers - WW1 recruiting window

Beamish Town printers - WW1 recruiting window

Beamish Town printers - WW1 recruiting window

Beamish Town printers - South Shields tram

 Thomas Pascoe - Beamish Soldier



Thomas Pascoe
1st Field Ambulance
Royal Naval Division
Thomas Pascoe was born in 1881 and grew up at 8 Eden Terrace, Urpeth, a short distance from Beamish. He lived with his mother and step father Charles Blake.

Thomas worked as a miner and by 1911 he had married Elizabeth. had a daughter Mary (born in 1903)  and was living at 5 Wood Row, Beamish, he was a member of Beamish Methodist Church and the local St John's Ambulance.

He joined the 1st Field Ambulance Royal Naval Division in March 1915, serving in Gallipoli, Turkey and on the Western Front in France.

 
Royal Naval Division cards

Thomas Pascoe letters home
Thomas Pascoe died of wounds 4th January 1918. He is listed as serving in the Royal Marines Medical unit Royal Naval Division - service number Deal/3633(S).
Thomas is buried at ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN