Private Thomas James Burden
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Burden,
Thomas James
Date of birth: 1896-01-19
Place of birth: Leyton Essex England England
Next of kin: Mother: Mrs. A.W.Burden same address
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Tinsmith
Occupation (normalized): Tinsmith
Address:
2113 3rd Ave, West Vancouver
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-09-07
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery, IV. C. 3.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 628543
Highest Rank:
Private
(47th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Battle of Drocourt-Queant Switch
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 467788
LAC ID:
75401
Service file: B1270-S003
Uploader's Notes:
Only son of Albert Wm. and Jessie Burden, of 2113, 3rd Avenue W., Vancouver, British Columbia. Embarked: SS Missanbie from Montreal on Nov 13, 1915 and arrived Plymouth, England on Nov 22, 1915.
CEF Burial Registers - Died of Wounds - while advancing with his Battalion, during the attack on Saudemont, on September 3, 1918, he was severely wounded by enemy shrapnel. He was evacuated, to No. 7 Casualty Clearing Station, where he died four days later.
Uploader's Research notes:
47th Battalion Nominal Roll
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-01-28