THOMAS LEONARD MAYBRICK
26 November 1884 - 30 July 1916
At School 1895 - 1897
L/Cpl 23628 17th The Kings (Liverpool) Regt
Thomas was born in Manchester and in 1891 aged 6 was living at 18 Brunswick Road, Withington, with father Thomas, a Master Hydraulic Packer, mother Julie, elder sister Ethel and a domestic servant. In 1897 Thomas left School to go to King William's College on the Isle of Man. By 1901 the family had moved to 64 Alexandra Road South and Thomas aged 16 was working as an insurance clerk. In 1906 Thomas went to work in South America eventually settling in Punta Arenas in Chile. He returned to England in 1911 for 4 months then went back to Chile in April 1912. Following the outbreak of war, Thomas came back to England in November 1914 to enlist. On the passenger list he is described as "merchant", describing his improvement in status.
By this time the family had moved to Southport, and Thomas enlisted in Liverpool, joining the 17th Battalion, The Kings (Liverpool) Regiment, one of the "Pals" Battalions. His medal rolls refer to him as Leonard Maybrick suggesting this was his preferred name to distinguish him from his father. His service records have not survived but from his number, 23628, it appears he enlisted in late November/early December 1914, (23552 27 November 1914, 23789 10 December 1914).





The Hulmeian – December 1916
Killed in Action
