Second Lieutenant Lee Thompson McLaughlin
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McLaughlin,
Lee Thompson
Date of birth: 1894-12-27
Place of birth: Montego Bay Jamaica
Next of kin: James M. McLaughlin, father. Montego Bay, Jamaica, British West Indies
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Business
Address:
97 Spencer Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-19
Cause of death:
Accident
Buried:
Gosport (Ann’s Hill) Cemetery
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: McG/152
Highest Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Second Lieutenant (British Army). 1916-07-06 ?
- Second Lieutenant (Air Force). ? to 1917-04-19
- Private (Army). 1916-03-07 to 1916-07-06
- Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1915-08-23 to 1916-03-07
- Private (Army). 1915-07-18 to 1915-08-23
- Private (Army). 1915-05-29 to 1915-07-18
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 3055461
LAC ID:
161332
Service file: B7026-S044
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Captain James M. McLaughlin and Clara Clementina McLaughlin
Original overseas unit 2nd University Company. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field September 1, 1915. Struck off strength March 4, 1916 and subsequently became a Lieutenant with the British Expeditionary Force, West Yorkshire Regiment.
Medal card of McLaughlin, L T.
Prior military - 5 months Jamaica Reserve Regiment
Died in an aeroplane accident in England
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd University Company Private Army Canadian Infantry RCR and PPCLI Depot Discharged to accept a Commission in the Imperial Army Second Lieutenant British Army British Infantry 4th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment Commission confirmed in London Gazette No. 29659, dated July 10, 1916, pg. 6839, effective July 6, 1916, as 'Lee Thompson-McLaughlin'. Rank confirmed in London Gazette No. 30017, dated April 13, 1917, pg. 3505 as 'L. Thompson-McLaughlin' Private Army Canadian Infantry 11th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Second Lieutenant Air Force Royal Flying Corps Royal Flying Corps ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2021-02-11
Last modified: 2021-02-11