Pte
Thomas Porter
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 26/06/1887 |
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Place of birth: Dalry, Garnock Valley, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Labourer |
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Religion: Not stated |
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: 440037 |
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Enlistment date: 25/05/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Sewell, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 5th Bn. (Western Cavalry) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 02/06/1916 |
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Place of death: Hill 60, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 28 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 18 - 26 - 28. |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." While on duty with three comrades in a sap in advance of our front line near Maple Copse the enemy bombarded our lines heavily and the position these men occupied was one of their targets. The sap was completely demolished and all four men killed. The bodies were buried by the shelling and for the five succeeding days the enemy kept up such a bombardment that it was not possible for any one to go out and recover them.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595347 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=91c056a6-e168-483e-a07c-b9d53bac0c1c |