In Newcastle St. John’s Westgate and Elswick Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of:

1530 Corporal
T. Anderson
Royal Field Artillery
10th September 1915 age 20

The brother of Charles Henry Anderson, of 32 Mansfield Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. He was a native of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Royal Victoria Infirmary The Coroner’s Report number 410 13th September 1915 states:
Thomas Anderson aged 20 years. Corporal Farrier R.F.A. 32 Mansfield Street. Died in 1st N.G.H. at 9am on the 10th.

Deceased died from Endocarditis following blood poisoning set up by his having accidentally tore his thumb with a horse shoe nail, whilst shoeing a horse at Gosforth Park Camp on Tuesday 24th August 1915.

Acknowledgements; Ron Carson; James Pasby

Thomas Anderson is remembered on E35.05