Thomas Henry Sandell

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
56072
Unit at enlistment: 
19th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
September 3rd, 1915
Cemetery: 
Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery - London, England, United Kingdom - Screen Wall Panels 1-6
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Surrey
Birth city: 
Croydon
Address at enlistment: 
659 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
259 Ivydale Road, Nunhead, London, England
Trade or calling: 
Shipper
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Married
Age at enlistment: 
35

Letters and documents

Cause and Place of Casualty: Died, Heart Failure, West Sandling.

TS September 8, 1915

Soldier Died in Sleep - Pte. T.H. Sandell Died from Heart Failure

Mrs. H. Sandell, 33 Renhold Avenue has received word of the death of her husband, Private Sandell, on the night the King received the second contingent.  He died of heart failure.  Private Sandell enlisted last February.  He was sent with the draft of reinforcements ot England in May, finishing his training in West Sandling Camp, Shorncliffe.  He went to bed apparently well, and died in his sleep.