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Thomas John Worth

Born 9^th March 1890 (year uncertain)

Draftsman at Hadfields.

Married Annie Hill April 1915; lived at Empire Road, Sharrow.

Enlisted with York and Lancs regiment. Became sergeant.

Killed on the Somme, 8^thJuly 1916.

Postcard, probably late 1914

Transcript of message:

43 Burcroft Rd, Sheffield. My Dear F[ather], I was pleased to hear from you. I am still in Sheffield. We don't know when we shall move. I have been out camping at Totley Range 4 days during which time we were firing. I have passed the recruits test & I qualified for X¹ guns in the trained soldiers test but I failed. We had to make 65 & I made 50. One day I made 19 out of 20 at 200 yds. We had the Bisley targets, kaki [sic] one [?] on a green background. We have been having route marches 10 to 12 miles a day. The whole Battn are coming home this weekend to fire. We have been inoculated again for typhoid fever in the Right arm. Can you find me on the PPC. I am the left hand of the top row. I have heard from Hilda²this week. I was pleased to hear the Barnsley Y & L had offered you your old post back. I should take it on if APW will let you go back.³ If you would like a new drill book I can get you one from Sheffield. It is published by the War Office, it is 6d. It is called Infantry training. It is the latest out published 11 Aug 1914. You asked me about your overcoat. We have only got that brown one here which you left last time. It is fawn coloured. I am just going to send a PPC to Hilda & MissB⁴. Mrs H⁵ & all at 43 wished to be remember [sic] to you so does Annie & all at 117. We shall be off to France sometime I believe, but I will let you know anything we get officially as there are no end of rumours here. Well, I hope you are keeping well. Please remember me to all. I remain your loving son Tom. Enclosed find Honours won by the (~~Hallamshire~~) Y & L Reg.

1 Can't explain this!

2 Hilda was his younger sister

3 His father was nearly 50, and worked as a butler, APW was his employer.

4 Miss B was Agnes Barnard, who married Tom's father in 1915.

5 Mrs H was the mother of Annie Hill, who married Tom in 1915.

¹Large cross here - meaning ...?

²His sister

³His father Tom had fought in the Boer War, and was invalided home with typhus. In 1914 he was 50. APW was Mr Woodruffe, for whom he worked as butler at Silkstone.

⁴Agnes Barnard, who married Tom Worth senior at Easter 1915.

⁵Mrs Hill, mother of Annie, whom Tom junior married in April 1915.

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Title

Tom Worth's death on the Somme

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europeana19141918:agent/65345acd62281341369af21d4b270dca

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English

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https://1914-1918.europeana.eu/contributions/17178

17178

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https://www.europeana.eu/item/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_17178

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Europe

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Europeana 1914-1918

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Europeana 1914-1918

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http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

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2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

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mul

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Annie Worth | europeana19141918:agent/1f3804fa886d3909cec89ee47169b574

Sheffield 1914 Team | europeana19141918:agent/65345acd62281341369af21d4b270dca

Tom Worth | europeana19141918:agent/da55926c64aedbda3c577a1796d2f0c1

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2019-09-11T08:36:24.241Z

2020-02-25T08:44:11.831Z

2014-08-06 13:00:19 UTC

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Florence Raynor has items relating to the sad story of her mother’s half brother Tom Worth. Tom was a draughtsman at Hadfields and enlisted as soon as he could on the outbreak of war. He was engaged to Annie who he married in 1915. Tom trained at Totley with the Yorks and Lancs and wrote an excited postcard to his father about his success at training and his anticipation of going to France. From this, it was clear that the men had no idea about the kind of war that they were going to fight, this was indicative of the early stages of the conflict. He fought at the Somme and was killed on 8th July 1916. Annie had gone to stay with Tom’s pregnant mother in Barnsley to help her with the new baby and they both found out about his death just after the birth of Tom’s sister. Annie’s best friend worked as a telegraphist and rerouted the telegram from Sheffield to Barnsley so they could find out together. Florence's grandmother's brothers also fought in the war and all survived, it is though that the 2 badges belonged to them.
Postcard of Tom with his battalion. He is marked with a cross. Ypres campaign badge Cambrai campaign badge

Other
Cambrai badge
Possibly owned by Florence Raynors great uncles
Ypres badge
Possibly owned by Florence Raynor's great uncles
Transcription of postcard
Postcard
Back
Tom Worth and his battalion, Tom is marked out with a cross
Front

Tom Worth's death on the Somme Item 3

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Thomas John Worth

Born 9^th March 1890 (year uncertain)

Draftsman at Hadfields.

Married Annie Hill April 1915; lived at Empire Road, Sharrow.

Enlisted with York and Lancs regiment. Became sergeant.

Killed on the Somme, 8^thJuly 1916.

Postcard, probably late 1914

Transcript of message:

1 Can't explain this!

2 Hilda was his younger sister

3 His father was nearly 50, and worked as a butler, APW was his employer.

4 Miss B was Agnes Barnard, who married Tom's father in 1915.

5 Mrs H was the mother of Annie Hill, who married Tom in 1915.

¹Large cross here - meaning ...?

²His sister

³His father Tom had fought in the Boer War, and was invalided home with typhus. In 1914 he was 50. APW was Mr Woodruffe, for whom he worked as butler at Silkstone.

⁴Agnes Barnard, who married Tom Worth senior at Easter 1915.

⁵Mrs Hill, mother of Annie, whom Tom junior married in April 1915.

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2025-09-30T14:09:54.000000Zhannahmay

Thomas John Worth Born 9th March 1890 (year uncertain) Draftsman at Hadfields. Married Annie Hill April 1915; lived at Empire Road, Sharrow. Enlisted with York and Lancs regiment. Became sergeant. Killed on the Somme, 8th July 1916. Postcard, probably late 1914 Transcript of message: 43 Burcroft Rd, Sheffield. My Dear F[ather], I was pleased to hear from you. I am still in Sheffield. We don't know when we shall move. I have been out camping at Totley Range 4 days during which time we were firing. I have passed the recruits test & I qualified for X1 guns in the trained soldiers test but I failed. We had to make 65 & I made 50. One day I made 19 out of 20 at 200 yds. We had the Bisley targets, kaki [sic] one [?] on a green background. We have been having route marches 10 to 12 miles a day. The whole Battn are coming home this weekend to fire. We have been inoculated again for typhoid fever in the Right arm. Can you find me on the PPC. I am the left hand of the top row. I have heard from Hilda2 this week. I was pleased to hear the Barnsley Y & L had offered you your old post back. I should take it on if APW will let you go back.3 If you would like a new drill book I can get you one from Sheffield. It is published by the War Office, it is 6d. It is called Infantry training. It is the latest out published 11 Aug 1914. You asked me about your overcoat. We have only got that brown one here which you left last time. It is fawn coloured. I am just going to send a PPC to Hilda & MissB4. Mrs H5 & all at 43 wished to be remember [sic] to you so does Annie & all at 117. We shall be off to France sometime I believe, but I will let you know anything we get officially as there are no end of rumours here. Well, I hope you are keeping well. Please remember me to all. I remain your loving son Tom. Enclosed find Honours won by the (Hallamshire) Y & L Reg. 1 Can't explain this! 2 Hilda was his younger sister 3 His father was nearly 50, and worked as a butler, APW was his employer. 4 Miss B was Agnes Barnard, who married Tom's father in 1915. 5 Mrs H was the mother of Annie Hill, who married Tom in 1915. 1 Large cross here - meaning ...? 2 His sister 3 His father Tom had fought in the Boer War, and was invalided home with typhus. In 1914 he was 50. APW was Mr Woodruffe, for whom he worked as butler at Silkstone. 4 Agnes Barnard, who married Tom Worth senior at Easter 1915. 5 Mrs Hill, mother of Annie, whom Tom junior married in April 1915.

2025-09-23T14:49:52.000000Zhannahmay

2025-09-23T14:45:17.000000Zhannahmay

2025-09-04T08:19:09.000000Zosmianannya

Thomas John Worth Born 9th March 1890 (year uncertain)

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