Thomas Danson EDMONDSON

SEDBERGH SCHOOL ARCHIVES

(Courtesy of Sedbergh School Archive and Heritage Centre)

The Sedberghian. VOL. XXXIV. NO. 2. April, 1918 - Obituary Notes.

T.D. Edmondson

Lce. Corp. 5th K.O. Royal Lancaster Regt.

(Died of wounds, Dec. 8th, 1917.)

Thomas Danson Edmondson came to Hart House in January 1911, and left as a Prefect in July 1915.He had brought with him from Mr. Thomas’ School a reputation as a long-distance runner, and in his first term he won the three Mile with little difficulty, but he was prevented by his health from running in the Wilson Run when his time came. Always a keen cricketer and footballer, he gained his 2nd XV. Colours as a threequarters in his last season.

Of a quiet and thoughtful disposition, slow to speak until he made up his mind, he was yet a boy of strong principle, and exercised a great influence in the House even before he became a Prefect.

On leaving School he entered the 5th Lancaster Regiment as private, and by an unfortunate accident his application for a Commission was delayed until it was too late for him to go through with it before the group in which he had attested was called up. He was soon promoted to Lance-Corporal, and went out to France early in February 1917. He was slightly wounded on October 17th, but more seriously (a shrapnel wound in the shoulder) on October 26th. This would not probably have been fatal in itself, but septic poisoning supervened, and after being treated at hospitals in France, Glasgow, and Aboyne, he was finally operated on at Aberdeen on December 7th and died the next day from peritonitis. He was buried at Lancaster, where he had lived for a great part of his life.

Always a keen lover of Sedbergh, he had never been able to re-visit the School since he left, and had been looking forward eagerly to doing so after the War was over.

'Lancaster Guardian' (15 December 1918)

(Courtesy of the Lancaster Military Heritage Group website)

Edmondson Thomas Danson Lance Corporal Wounded 25 October, 1917, died of wounds 9 December 1917 at Aboyne castle, Aberdeen, age 21, educated at Sedbergh School, buried at Lancaster. Son of the late Mr & Mrs John Edmondson, nephew of the Misses Edmondson, Queen Street, Lancaster, service at St Thomas' Church Lancaster.

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966

1918

EDMONDSON Thomas Danson of Queen-street Lancaster private The King’s Own Royal Lancaster regiment died 8 December 1917 at Aberdeen Scotland Probate Lancaster 11 February to Arthur Edmondson esquire. Effects £10987 1s. 5d.