Private Thomas Henry Lake
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Lake,
Thomas Henry
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
- Private, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- 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
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 ]
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 65th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-08-04