Trafford

Born during the December quarter 1910 in the Bedwellty R.D. - ref: 11a/99,
the son of Samuel & Mary Jenkins (nee Hughes).

1911 Census - 35 Harcourt Street Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales.   Son -
aged: 2- born: Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire.     Head of household - Samuel
Jenkins - Married - aged: 30 - occ: Coal Hewer - born: Lowchurch,
Hereford..   Also - Mary Jenkins - Wife - aged: 29 - born: Ebbw Vale.  
Plus 2 sisters and 1 domestic servant.

1921 Census - 49, Alexandra Street, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales.   Son
- aged: 12 - Scholar - born: Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire.  Head of household -
Samuel Jenkins - Married - aged: 44 - occ: Coal Hewer at the Waunclwyd
Colliery No.1 (Out of Work) - born: Hereford. .   Also - Mary Jenkins -
Wife - aged: 40 - occ: Household Duties - born: Ebbw Vale.   Plus 3
sisters.

Married Aida Bostock during the September quarter 1935 in the Bucklow R.D.
- ref: 8a/678.

1939 National Registration - No Trace of eitherThomas or Aida.

CWGC - Son of Samuel & Mary Jenkins: husband of Aida Jenkins of Hale,
Altrincham, Cheshire.

M.I. - "At the going down of the sun and in the morning I will remember
you".

Probate Record - Thomas James Jenkins of 138 Ashley Road, Hale, Cheshire
died 18th November 1944 on war service.   Probate registered at Manchester
on the 15th February 1945 to John Higson, Shipping Clerk.   Estate valued
at £ 995. 7s. 4d.    In 1939, John Higson resided at 15 Stanley Mount,
Sale.

I am most grateful to Jorg Bauw of the Netherlands for the following
information.   Jorg has 'adopted' Thomas' grave in Venray Cemetery

Thomas died close to the town of Helden   After Tilburg they went to a
district called "de Peel", near the River Maas.   The battle around Helden
was really tough.   The Germans had deported around 800 Helden residents to
Germany to work.   Helden had a big Dutch resistance network that helped
crashed Allied pilots to get out of the area and hide out. 

Thomas was temporarily buried in the town of Helden, Netherlands.    On the
2nd November 1946 the CWGC 'concentrated' his remains into the Venray
British War Cemetery.