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Record #5552
Name :
: Thomas M LEAF (1897 - 1915)


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Date of Birth
: 18 Jul 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 23 Apr 1915   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Whitby
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Mar 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1901, Thomas M Leaf, 3, living with parents John Thomas and Rose Ann Leaf in Scarborough, Yorkshire, Eng

in 1911, Thomas Leaf, 13, adopted son of William and Isabella Garfield in Winnipeg City, Manitoba,

On 23 April 1915, Private T Leaf, killed in action while fighting with Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). He is buried in the Vlamertinghe Cemetery, Belgium

Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 about Thomas Leaf
Name: Thomas Leaf
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1897
Birth Location: Searberough, Yorkshire, England
Relative: Mrs Guardian (Mrs Rose Leaf) Garfield
Regiment Number: 21280


Canada, CEF Burial Registers, 1914-1919 about Thomas Leaf
Name: Thomas Leaf
Death Date: 23 Apr 1915
Unit: 8th Battalion
Rank: Private
Service number: 21280
Cemetery Location: 2 3/4 Miles West of Ypres, Belgium
[Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery]

He was wounded at Ypres and removed to the no 3 Canadian Field Ambulance where he died. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-14 07:15:48 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-09-22 08:47:10 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5552 LEAF, Thomas M1897ENG, YKS, Whitby Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos