Pte
Thomas Bovaird

Information about birth

Date of birth:
09/12/1876
Place of birth:
Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom

General information

Last known residence:
Market Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Profession:
Farmer
Religion:
Baptist

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
700342
Enlistment date:
18/12/1915
Enlistment place:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 16th Bn. (Canadian Scottish)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
08/11/1917
Place of death:
Mosselmarkt, Passchendaele, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
40

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.

Points of interest 4

#1 Place of birth
#2 Last known residence
#3 Enlistment place
#4 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Killed in Action."

Files 1

Sources 2

Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 944 - 11).
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx
Sources used
War diaries: 16th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4925, Microfilm reel number: T-10720, File number: 397).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng
Sources used