Paul Heatherington has submitted the following:-
Thomas was born in Blackhill in the summer of 1891. He was the son of Thomas Hogg, a cart man from Northumberland, and Dorothy (née Stephenson), born in Blackhill. He was the sixth child in a family of ten. His siblings were Arthur, Clara, Dorothy, Charles, Anthony, Mary, Hannah, Annie and Robert.
In 1901, the family were living at 2 Ritsons Road. Thomas’ father died in 1902. In 1911, the family were living with Dorothy’s father, Anthony Stephenson, at 2 Queens Road. Thomas was working as a grocer’s apprentice.
In 1913, Thomas married his cousin, Honoria Maude Redpath, who was born in Seaton Sluice. Their son, Thomas, was born in 1914.
Thomas enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery. He died of wounds on the 15th December 1917 and is buried at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery in Menancourt.
Thomas’ wife Honoria died in 1920.
Thomas Hogg is remembered at Blackhill on B145.11 and at Shotley Bridge on S27.03
