26 Bty., 9 H.A.A. Regt, Royal Artillery (British Army)
Died:
11/12/1941 (Died by accident)
Age:
38
Summary
Thomas Hugh Lennox was the son of Hugh and Agnes Jane Lennox. He was born about 1903. Thomas was the husband of Mary Lennox of Station Road, Castledawson. Lance Bombardier Thomas Hugh Lennox served with the 26th Battery, 9th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment of the Royal Artillery in World War Two. He was killed accidently by an Egyptian Army truck in the Middle East on 11th December 1941.
Further Information
Thomas Hugh Lennox was the son of Hugh and Agnes Jane Lennox. He was born about 1903.
Thomas Hugh Lennox was the husband of Mary Lennox of Station Road, Castledawson, County Londonderry.
Lance Bombardier Thomas Hugh Lennox served with the 26th Battery, 9th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment of the Royal Artillery in World War Two.
Lance Bombardier Thomas Hugh Lennox was killed accidently by an Egyptian Army truck in the Middle East on 11th December 1941.
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 11th April 1942:
Mrs T H Lennox, of Station Road, Castledawson, whose husband, Lance Bombardier T H Lennox was accidently killed by an Egyptian Army truck in the Middle East on 11th December 1941, has received a letter of sympathy from Captain L W Crooks, Chaplain to the Forces (C.F.) who wrote:-
‘I am the chaplain who buried him, tom was one of my greatest friends out here, and he was my right hand man in everything connected with church services and getting things ready for me on Sundays. Last March (1941), he came to Cairo with me, and we did a broadcast in the Empire programme for St Patrick’s Day, perhaps you heard it. Tom was a man we could ill afford to part with. He was the friend of all, kind and considerate to all, and kept people smiling and in good spirits when often life was not too easy. Our loss here is great, but yours is greater still. I sympathise with you and yours from the bottom of my heart, and I pray God will give you strength to carry on during the days that lie ahead. If there is anything you want or that I can do, please don’t hesitate to let me know,’
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 21st November 1942: Rev W J Lennox (brother of Thomas Lennox?)
The Rev W J Lennox, of the Church Army, was ordained to the priesthood on 29th September by the Archbishop of Toronto, Primate of All Canada. A son of the late Mr Hugh Lennox and Mrs Lennox of Castledawson, the young clergyman received his early education at Moyola Park School and at the Rainey School. In June 1926, he entered the Church Army Training College and later as Church Army Chaplain, laboured with great success in England. For years he was Evangelist-in-charge of the Derry and Raphoe Diocesan Church Army Mission Van, spending the greater part of that time in County Donegal. For another two years he was officer-in-charge of cadets at the Headquarters Training College. In March 1936, at the early age of 28 years, he was appointed general secretary and chief executive officer of the Church Army in Canada for a five year period, during which time he travelled about 500,000 miles, and so developed the work in the dominion that it became self-supporting. The authorities were very anxious that he would continue this work for a further period, but having felt the call to take Holy Orders, he became a minister. Having been accepted as a candidate and passing the requisite examinations, he was ordained a deacon in May 1941, and placed in charge of the parish of Coboconk, 100 miles north east of Toronto.
During Mr Lennox’s term as officer in charge of the Cadet Training college, among those passing out was his younger brother, now Captain H H Lennox, who laboured for some time in England, and is now in charge of three Church Army Mobile Canteens operating in Northern Ireland among His Majesty’s and Allied Forces. At Easter 1935, Mr Lennox was married to Miss B J Earl of Luton.
Lance Bombardier T H Lennox is buried in Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt. His inscription reads: EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS WIFE AND FAMILY, STATION ROAD, CASTLEDAWSON, CO. DERRY, N. IRELAND
The CWGC record Lance Bombardier Thomas Hugh Lennox as the son of Hugh and Agnes Jane Lennox. He is also listed as the husband of Mary Lennox of Castledawson, County Londonderry.
