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Private C J Tomei


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Private Constantine John TOMEI, G/10844, 11th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, (gun shot wound shoulder), 38 Casualty Clearing Station, France, 19th September 1916, age 18.

Born Penge, SE, son of Raffaele Gaetano and Settima Tomei, of 2, Phoenix Road, Penge, London.


1911 Census - 2, Phoenix Road, Penge, London - Raffaele Tomei, head, age 49, married, Architectural Modeller & Vitreous? Plaster worker, Employer, born Italy, Italian; Settima Tomei, wife, age 56, married 28 years, 8 children, 7 still alive, born Italy, Italian; William David Tomei, son, age 23, single, Architectural Modeller & Vitreous? Plaster worker, worker, born Penge, Surrey; Elizabeth Tomei, daughter, age 21, single, Pianist, Theatre, born Penge, Surrey; Stephen Dante Tomei, daughter, age 19, single, carpenter, builder, worker, born Penge, Surrey; Lily Tomei, daughter, age 16, single, born Penge, Surrey; Constantine Tomei, son, age 13, at school, born Penge, Surrey; *Phillip Tomei, son, age 11, at school, born Beckenham, Kent; Silverio Tomei, brother, age 40, married 6 years, no children, Vitreous? Plaster worker, shop hand, worker, born Italy, Italian.

Entries crossed through - Robert William Tomei, son, age 26, married 5 years, 3 children, all still alive, Italian; Victor Tomei, son, dead, born Penge, Surrey.


Enlisted Lewisham, SE, age 19 years, height 5ft 4 inches, weight 125lbs. Resided 2, Phoenix Road, Penge, London. Formerly clerk.

Home 8th November 1915 to 2nd May 1916; BEF 3rd May 1916 to 17th September 1916.

Enlisted & posted Depot,. Royal West Kent Regiment; 8th November 1915, posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 2nd May 1916, Southampton, embarked; 3rd May 1916, posted BEF; 3rd May 1916, Havre, disembarked; 18th August 1916, 138 Field Ambulance, scabies; 18th August 1916, 15 N Casualty Clearing Station, scabies; 7th September 1916, rejoined Battalion.

31st August 1919, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, Raffaele Tomei, 2, Phoenix Road, Penge, SE20; Mother, Settima Tomei,  2, Phoenix Road, Penge, SE20; Brothers - Albert Tomei, age 34, 6 Station Road, Penge, SE20; William Tomei, age 32,  2, Phoenix Road, Penge, SE20; Stephen Tomei, age 28,  2, Phoenix Road, Penge, SE20; Philip Tomei, dead; Sisters - Elizabeth Tomei, age 30,  2, Phoenix Road, Penge, SE20; Lilly Tomei, age 25,  2, Phoenix Road, Penge, SE20.

Buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Special  Memorial 18, Mericourt-l'Abbe, Somme, France.

NOTE: Soldiers Died in the Great War gives date of death as 17th September 1916: CWGC web site shows 19th September 1916


Inscription - "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"

Photograph by "LESUEUR Dominque"

*Private Phillip Tomei, 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Service No.52140, died 25th August 1918, age 19. Buried St Sever Cemetery Extension, Q.III.I.19. Rouen, France


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