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Record #8959

Name :: : James Edgar THOMAS (1896 - 1916)
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Date of Birth: : 20 Mar 1896
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
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 -
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : 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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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
14250	ALLEN, Alfred	1887	ENG,	1899 : - Unknown -	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
15360	ALLEN, John	1863	ENG,	1872 : - Unknown -	CAN	Maria Rye
15359	ALLISON, James	1861	ENG,	1872 : - Unknown -	CAN	Maria Rye
2756	ALLNUTT, Francis Benjamin	1876	ENG, KEN, Bromley	Mar 1887 : - Unknown -	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home	14Germain
5749	ANDREWS, William		ENG,	Aug 1875 : - Unknown -	CAN	Louisa Birt
8730	BAILEY, Arthur William	1903	ENG,	1910 : - Unknown -	CAN	Barnardos
22722	BAIN, Gertrude	1922	SCT, , Aberdeen	Apr 1946 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
5724	BAKER, Charles	1870	ENG,	Aug 1875 : - Unknown -	CAN	Louisa Birt
14354	BAKER, Emma	1886	ENG,	1898 : - Unknown -	CAN	British Women\'s Emigration Association
15592	BAKER, Eva L		ENG,	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
15767	BAKER, Horace	1876	ENG,	1889 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
2655	BAKER, John	1915	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	1920 : - Unknown -	CAN	Middlemore
14442	BALDWIN, Walter	1881	ENG,	1895 : - Unknown -	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
22015	BAMSEY, Joseph Frank	1892	ENG, , Devon	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18472	BARNES, Alfred	1870	ENG,	1885 : - Unknown -	CAN
18497	BARNES, Clarence George	1915	ENG,	1930 : - Unknown -	CAN
18519	BARNES, F G	1915	ENG,	1930 : - Unknown -	CAN
18703	BARNES, Henry	1867	ENG,	1881 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18705	BARNES, Henry	1899	ENG,	1899 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18707	BARNES, Herbert Leonard	1882	ENG,	1897 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18726	BARNES, Joseph	1878	ENG,	1893 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18737	BARNES, Matilda	1869	ENG,	1884 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18762	BARNES, Sarah Ann	1872	ENG,	1882 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18811	BARNES, William Henry	1894	ENG,	1909 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19000	BARNETT, Agnes	1853	ENG,	1871 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19003	BARNETT, Alfred	1890	ENG,	1900 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19007	BARNETT, Archibald	1894	ENG,	1908 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19016	BARNETT, Henry	1898	ENG,	1907 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19018	BARNETT, Lilian	1896	ENG,	1907 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19020	BARNETT, Rosina	1899	ENG,	1907 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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