Sapper Thomas Pinckney
Male, Person Number506, b. 26 November 1915, d. 23 September 1947
Relationship | 6th great-grandson of Thomas Pinckney |
Father | George Webb Waterton Pinckney b. 25 Feb 1873, d. Sep 1953 | |
Mother | Agnes Rippon Lightford b. 27 Feb 1879, d. 26 Apr 1963 |
Charts | Thomas Pinckney of Esh |
Birth, Marriages and Death | ||
Birth* | 26 Nov 1915 | Sapper Thomas Pinckney was born on 26 Nov 1915 at South Shields, England, ; jan-feb-mar (1916) 10a 1373.1 |
He was the son of George Webb Waterton Pinckney and Agnes Rippon Lightford. | ||
Death* | 23 Sep 1947 | Sapper Thomas Pinckney died on 23 Sep 1947 at Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa, , at age 31; Thomas was engaged and was on the Drakensberg Mountains with his fiance. They both stopped and sat on the cliff at Chapman's Peak to admire the view. She got up and when Thomas went to follow the cliff gave way under him and he fell to his death. Thomas is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site. |
Other Information | ||
Emigration* | Jul 1939 | Sapper Thomas Pinckney emigrated in Jul 1939 to South Africa, . |
Citations
- [S7] Birth Registration.
Last Edited | 14 Jan 2010 |