Thomas Arthur Pillifant
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| Thomas Arthur Pillifant |
Private Thomas Pillifant, served with the Welsh Regiment, 14th
Battalion, at the Battle of the Somme.
The 14th Battalion was raised in Swansea in
October 1914 by the Swansea Mayor, Cooperation, and the Swansea Football and
Cricket Club. August 1915, the Battalion
was in final training at Winchester before redeployment to France, landing at
La Havre that December. The battalion's
first action at the Somme was on the 10th of July, when they were to attack
Mametz Wood. This attack lasted until the 12th of July. The Battalion suffered heavily.
Following this attack, the Battalion didn’t return to action
for a further 12 months.
Thomas, who saw action and was injured, was conveyed to a
military hospital in Liverpool, where he died.
Thomas was born in 1888 in Swansea and was the son of Richard
Henry Pillifant and Mary Jane Stanton.
The 1891 Census records that the family was living at 83 Pentreguinea
Road. Their surname has been recorded as Pillifand.
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| 1891 Census |
Richard, 32, was employed as a General Labourer. Mary is 29 years old. Their three young children were
Eleanor Mary, 6; James and Thomas, who were both 3 years
old.
A decade later, the 1901 census records that the family were
still living at 83 Pentreguinea Road.
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| 1901 Census |
Richard, 42, is employed as a Rollerman, and Mary is 39
years old. Their children are
Eleanor, 15, is a Dressmaker. James, 13, is a Breadmaker and Thomas, 13, a Printers
Errand Boy.
The family had moved to 9 Thomas Street by the time of the
1911 census.
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| 1911 Census |
Richard, 53, is employed as a Cooper Rollerman. Mary is 50 years old. their children are
Eleanor, 25; James, 23, who is a Baker; and Thomas, 23, who
is a Grocers Assistant.
Also present is boarder Thomas Jones, 32, who is a General
Labourer.
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| Attestation Papers |
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| Thomas Arthur Pillifant Danygraig Cemetery credit - findagrave |
Following his death, Thomas is buried at Danygraig Cemetery.
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