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Record #16240
Name :
: William THWAITE (1892 - 1918)


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Date of Birth
: 15 Mar 1892

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Date of Death
: 10 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Northumberland, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for William Thwaite: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1892; District: Newcastle upon Tyne; County: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear; Volume: 10b; Page: 147.

In 1905, William Thwaite, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 163 Barnardo children.

Sent to Dundas County, Ontario, Canada.

On March 7, 1916, at Iroquois, Ontario, Canada, Wiliam Thwaite, 24, became an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England; that he resided in Oroquois [sic], Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was March 15, 1892; that his next of kin was his sister, Mrs. W. J. Taylor, who resided at 2531 Clarke Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; that he was a clerk in a dry goods store; and that he was a member of the Church of England.

Lt. Willaim Thwaite died on August 10, 1918, at the Battle of the Somme. He is buried at Fouquescourt British Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot: III. E. 1.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission states he is the son of Margaret Jane Hedefine and Alfred Thwaite of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56141114 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-05-09 16:52:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-29 09:41:59 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16240 THWAITE, William1892ENG, NBL, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos