Died
22 October 1919
Born
c1884
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Sapper Thomas Richard Clague
Royal Engineers
CWGC: Husband of Margaret Ann Clague, of 8, South Quay, Douglas, Isle of Man.
89154 SAPPER
T. R. CLAGUE
ROYAL ENGINEERS
22ND OCTOBER 1919 AGED 35
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
The black & white photo is from inside Aldingham Church, requesting any family member who sees it to phone to help with family history research.
I found the fuller, coloured picture on Pinterest, but do not know how to seek permission to use it. Apologies.
Sapper Thomas Richard Clague (seated on the right) 97th Field Coy. Royal Engineers, 21st Division. He enlisted April 1st 1915, served in France from October that year until he was invalided out in March 1916 due to illness. He died on the 22nd October 1919, leaving a wife and five children. (This photo was coloured for and permission to post [on Pinterest] was given by Thomas's G/Grandson, Barry Quilliam)
According to another post, he was known as Dick.
A thread from 2004 on the GreatWarForum says that he was invalided out on 11th April 1916 as a result of being gassed.
Ancestry
From various records on Ancestry, we find that Thomas Richard Clague married Margaret Ann Garrett on 19 December 1906, at Patrick, Isle of Man.
Thomas Richard Clague (24) appears on a crew list for the S.S. Artist in December 1909 when he was living at 95 Morton Street (somewhere in the Isle of Man?), and received £4 4s 6d for his work on discharge.
1911 Census
At the time of the 1911 Census the couple were living at 23 Micawbe(r) Street, Toxteth, Liverpool. Richard (sic) (26) was a dock labourer born in Ballasalla, Isle of Man; Margaret (27), born Foxdale, Isle of Man; William Clague, brother, (21), born Ballasalla, IoM; Thomas (3) son, born Foxdale; Christain (sic) (1) daughter, born Foxdale.
WW1 Pension Record
On his WW1 Pension Record (1st April 1915 at Chatham) [NB there are 2 versions] he is living at Baycliffe, and family members listed are Margaret Ann (wife) and children Thomas Richard (DoB 31 October 1907 at Peel IoM); Christian (DoB 3 January 1910 at Foxdale, IoM); Arthur Douglas (DoB 27 December 1911 – place not stated), and Edward DoB 2 October 1914 at Baycliffe [sic]). His trade is listed as engine driver. Whether or not he had been gassed, this same record contains his discharge papers, which gives the cause of discharge as “pulmonary tuberculosis”. It also says “Result of active service - exposure to infection. Not permanent. 12 months. Totally prevents.” An application to increase his pension was made in April 1917, and appears to have been successful. It would increase again if he had to go into a sanatorium.
