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Record #23241
Name :
: Thomas TOWNSEND (1898 - 1918)
  aka : Private Townsend


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 Jun 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 2 Sep 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 4 Jun 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Virginian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Thomas Townsend.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: TOWNSEND
Given Name: Thomas
Age: 12
Sex: M
Ship: Virginian
Year of Arrival: 1910
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1910-05-27
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1910-06-04
Party: Rev. Davis
Destination: Knowlton, Quebec
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4767
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers signed 23 May 1916 in Vanleek, Ontario. Writing on the sheet is very difficult to decipher. Thomas Townsend was born in London, England on 11 Jun 1898. He was a Farmer in Vanleek Hill, Ontario. His Next of Kin was his sister, Mrs Mable Whitfield of 41 Brettroad, Stonebridge Park, London, England. 5'2" in height with grey eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that Thomas died of wounds at No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance. His Next of Kin was Mrs. B. M. Whitford, 5 Waverley Road, Paddington, Marrow Rd, W. 2. He was buried at Tigris Lane Cemetery, Wancourt, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: II. B. 2.

Find A Grave Memorial# 15991558 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-22 14:40:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-22 14:40:55 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16983 TOWNSEND, Margurite M1901ENG,     Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
4105 TOWNSEND, Ada1889ENG,     May 1903 : Bavarian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
13270 TOWNSEND, Ada1899ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3212 TOWNSEND, Charles1890ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3213 TOWNSEND, Charles1887ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5685 TOWNSEND, Doris1904ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
2908 TOWNSEND, Edith Ellen Mary 1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
14019 TOWNSEND, Elizabeth1890ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
11516 TOWNSEND, Frederick James1901ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
5041 TOWNSEND, Horace1915ENG,    , Hemel Hempstead Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
16494 TOWNSEND, Margaret1906ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
2910 TOWNSEND, Marguerite Alice1901ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
16982 TOWNSEND, Percy1896ENG,     Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12831 TOWNSEND, Theresa Dorothy1901ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
23241 TOWNSEND, Thomas1898ENG, LDN, London Jun 1910 : Virginian CAN Louisa Birt  
20094 TOWNSEND, Thomas W1870ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos