Name
Thomas Alderman Franklin (MC)
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
27/11/1917
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Captain
Bedfordshire Regiment
1st/5th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Military Cross
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
JERUSALEM WAR CEMETERY
C. 73.
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Stevenage Old Town memorials
Pre War
Thomas was born in Stevenage, the son Thomas Franklin.
Thomas senior, was the head of local firm Mssers T W and P Franklin. They had lived at Northfield, Stevenage, but later moved to Bedford. He had died by the the time of Thomas' (junior) death.
Wartime Service
At the commencement of war Thomas was a subaltern in the 5th Bedfords, but was promoted to the Brigade Staff shortly after mobilisation.
He was with the "Fighting Fifth" when they landed in Gallipoli and served throughout that campaign and while serving there was promoted to Captain.
After evacuation from the Dardanelles he was promoted to the headquarters staff in Egypt and then to Brigade Major.
Earlier in 1917 he was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the president of the French Republic.
He died of wounds in Palestine.
Additional Information
The CWGC records show his rank as Captain, but the newspaper article dated 15/12/1917 states that he has recently been made Brigade Major.
