Thomas R Bronsdon was the second son of Jabez and Elizabeth Bronsdon and was born 1896 in Stockton on Tees. He had 7 brothers and sisters-John, Charles, Doris, William, Edward, Fredrick and Florence. He was only 18 when he died and has no known grave, His name is on The Menin Gate Memorial. Only 2 other Bronsdons died in the First World War, Arthur Edwin and Herbert Charles, They were Thomas's cousins. May they rest in peace and never be forgotten.

Nicola Cumber