Northumberland Fusiliers
Medal Card
Derek Johnstone and Carole Fife have provided the following:
Thomas Fogo was born about 1893 at Cambois, a village near Blyth in Northumberland. His parents were not identified during the research. Thomas was living with his uncle Edward Drysdale, a coal miner, at 15, Sinkers Row Cambois in 1911. The original census document shows he was born in Blyth. Thomas had three siblings John, Jane (Mrs Dent) and Mary (Mrs Harkness) who were associated with his effects in the military records.
Thomas enlisted at Blyth about 1915. He was single and his effects went to his siblings shown above. The CWGC documents show his brother John as next of kin living at 24, Boat House Terrace Cambois after the Great War.
Thomas Fogo is remembered in Cambois on C6.02
