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Corporal Thomas Gordon Legate

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1885-04-28
Place of birth: Dobbinton Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Thomas Legate, father. Goodwood, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Rancher
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1919-01-19
Cause of death: Died of illness
Buried: Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 2. 7.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 9071
Highest Rank: Corporal (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-12-12 to 1919-01-19
  2. Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-04-15 to 1918-12-12
  3. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-10-26 to 1918-04-15
  4. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-22 to 1915-10-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Awards

Military Medal
Date of award: 1919-02-11
Source: London Gazette No. 31173, pg. 2134

Images

Corp. Thomas Gordon Legate, 3rd Battalion C.E.F.
Corp. Thomas Gordon Legate, 3rd Battalion C.E.F.
Tombstone of Corporal T. Legate - Brussels Town Cemetery
Tombstone of Corporal T. Legate - Brussels Town Cemetery

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 479429
LAC ID: 525354
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5545-S017
Uploader's Notes:

Son of the Reverend Thomas Legate and Elizabeth 'Eliza' Legate (nee Fletcher), step-son of Mary Jane Legate (nee Meek)

Prior service with the 10th Royal Grenadiers

Died of pneumonia

Uploader's Research notes: 3rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion No. 7 Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion Transport Section Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion Transport Section Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion Transport Section Military Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-23