Lance Corporal Thomas "Tommy" Mappin
03 May 1911 - 1984
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Biography
Tommy Mappin was from Sheffield. He was married before the war and remarried again in 1954 to Kathleen V Scothorne. He worked for many years as a Sheffield bus driver. Later he worked for DER television rentals. He was a talented amateur golfer.
Postings
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Transport Office | RASC Section | Unknown | Unknown |
National ID
KKAM 143/2
Regiment
The Royal Army Service Corps
Career
Driver Mappin ended up in hospital after a car crash. The vehicle he was driving collided with a car driven by Captain Tracy which had swerved to avoid a pram being pushed along the road - a pram containing Major Oxenden's daughter. Driver Mappin was in Captain Anderson's private car with three other RASC Drivers and all 5 men ended up in the Stratton St Margaret's hospital, leaving Coleshill very short of Drivers!
Address
Crookes Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1939)
References
Eric Gray
Andrew Stedman