Pte
Thomas Gladstone Belshaw
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 09/05/1886 |
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Place of birth: Alabama, United States of America |
General information
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Last known residence: Hillcrest, Alberta, Canada |
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Profession: Merchant |
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Religion: Methodist |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 898161 |
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Enlistment date: 21/02/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Hillcrest, Alberta, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 6th Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 03/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Abraham Heights, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 31 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 32. |
Points of interest 4
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| #2 | Last known residence | ||
| #3 | Enlistment place | ||
| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." While acting as a runner, this soldier was almost instantly killed by the explosion of an enemy high explosive sheel.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/922114 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=a2e73bea-4a12-4c9e-860c-56947e1d3875 |