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Record #8959
Name :
: James Edgar THOMAS (1896 - 1916)


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Date of Birth
: 20 Mar 1896

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Date of Death
: 8 Oct 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Sheppey
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy, Vimy Ridge
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

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: Unknown
NotesA birth registration was found for James Edgar Thomas: Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Sheppey; County: Kent; Volume: 2a; Page: 920. Parents: James Thomas and Harriett Jones, married 1885 in Greenwich, Kent, England.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] A death registration was found for Harriett Thomas: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Year of Registration: 1903; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 34; District: Greenwich; County: Greater London, Kent, London; Volume: 1d; Page: 610.

After Harriett Jones Thomas died, James Thomas and his sisters, Florence and Ma(r)y, were sent to Canada.

On November 15, 1915, at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, James Edgar Thomas, 19, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Oakville, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in London, England; that his next of kin was his sister, Florence Thomas, who resided in Oakville, Ontario, Canada; that he was born on March 20, 1896; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; fair hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He had a mole on the left side of his chest; a mole on his left shoulder blade; and a mole on the right side of his back.

Private James Edgar Thomas died on October 8, 1916, in France. He is remembered on the Vimy Memorial.
Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that James was previously reported Missing and for official purposes was presumed to have died 8 Aug 1916.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56684388 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-07-19 09:13:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-21 11:31:59 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8957 THOMAS, Florence Elizabeth1888ENG, KEN, Sheppey 1903 : - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
8959 THOMAS, James Edgar1896ENG, KEN, Sheppey 1903 : - Unknown - CAN Unknown