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Private Thomas Henry Lake

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1896-07-28
Place of birth: Burnhope Durham England
Next of kin: William Lake, father. Asquith, Saskatchewan
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Asquith, Saskatchewan
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-03-01
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Villers Station Cemetery, VI. D. 9.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 472990
Highest Rank: Private (72nd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-01-27 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Souchez

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 59907
LAC ID: 512955
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5320-S056
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William Lake and Jane Lake of Asquith, Saskatchewan

He is included in the Asquith and District Roll of Honour on page 31 of The Asquith Record as Lake, Thomas and is highlighted as having "died on the field of honour." See his memorial page on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial.

Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 65th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-08-04