Selected Biography

Chinnery, Thomas William – Born: Foxearth, Essex on 13.6.1887.  Parents: William Chinnery (Rural Postman) and Charlotte [née Nice] (Postmistress).  Family Connections: Brother-in-law of Charles and Walter Messenger of Long Melford [b1886].  Home: Post Office, Foxearth Street, Foxearth, Essex (1891 to 1911), 5 Station Road, Long Melford (1939).  Occupation: Errand Boy (1901), Brewer’s Bottler (1911 to 1939).  Married: Mary Ann Messenger of Long Melford in 1912.  Service Record: Although no definitive military record has been found, Thomas may have attested in 1915 as Pte.3727 with 5^th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.  If this assumption is correct, then he was issued with a new service number in 1917 as Pte.241216.[1]  Died: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in 1981.

Notes – [1] Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372].