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Thomas Frank Wilford
Canadian Gunner 10th Bde. Canadian Field Artillery 20 14 april 1897, Niagara Falls , Ontario 20 november 1917 Son of William Edward and Harriet Wilford Thomas, of 78, Ellis St., Niagara Falls, Ontario Single Foreman 5'7" = 1.62m 153 lbs = 69.3 kg Dark complexion Brown Grey Scar on back of left little finger Methodist Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery Plot XII , Row C , Stone 9 |
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Military Footsteps
19 may 1916 4 october 1916 13 october 1916 17 december 1916 19 december 1916 20 november 1917 |
Enlisted at Guelph , Ontario and posted to the 64th Depot Battery , Canadian Field Artillery Embarked at Halifax per SS 'Saxonia' Disembarked at Liverpool , England Taken on strength 2nd Bty. Reserve Bde. Canadian Field Artillery at Shorncliffe Camp Proceeded to France to join the 3rd Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column Arrived at the Canadian Base Depot Taken on strength and posted to the 10th Bde. Canadian Field Artillery Killed in action |
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SS ' Saxonia' |
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Thornton Arthur
Scottish Sergeant 10th Bde. Canadian Field Artillery 28 16 july 1889, Dundee , Scotland 5 november 1917 Husband of Annie Thornton , 30 Woodlawn Apt. , Winnipeg Pressman 5'8" = 1.72m lbs = 69.3 kg Medium complexion Dark Brown Nose displaced to the right side Church of England Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery Plot XII , Row E , Stone 15 |
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Military Footsteps
2 february 1916 11 february 1916 26 february 1916 12 march 1916 13 july 1916 14 july 1916 24 july 1916 25 july 1916 28 july 1916 1 april 1917 27 july 1917 1 august 1917 8 august 1917 5 november 1917 |
Passed medical examination at Winnipeg Enlisted at Winnipeg Embarked at St. John per SS 'Missanabie' Disembarked at Plymouth , England Proceeded to France via Portsmouth Landed at Le Havre , France Admitted to N°8 Canadian Field Ambulance with an accidental cut to the left hand Transferred to N°3 Divisional Resting Station Admitted with scabies Discharged to duty and rejoined unit in the field Promoted Bombardier Granted leave of absence Promoted Sergeant Rejoined unit Died of wounds at N°1 Canadian Field Ambulance from shrapnel to the scalp and a fractured left arm |
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SS ' Missanabie'
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