Gunner William Albert Toms
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Toms,
William Albert
Date of birth: 1895-09-04
Place of birth: Belmont Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Ed Toms (Father) 508 Chamberlin St., Peterborough, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Trackman
Address:
508 Chamberlin St., Peterborough, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-08-11
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Loos British Cemetery, Mem. 51.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 320919
Highest Rank:
Gunner
Rank detail
Gunner (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Peterborough Cenotaph
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 562804
LAC ID:
269971
Service file: B9730-S006
Uploader's Notes:
Col. Canadian Cem. No. 1, Loos-en-Gohelle.
Spent time in No. 26 General Hospital (Etaples) at end of April, 1917 suffering from Pleurisy.
Father was wounded April 9, 1917 and was in hospital in England when William was KIA. Father: Edwin Isaac Toms #195950.
Uploader's Research notes: [Gunner Army Canadian Army Service Corps 1st Divisional Ammunition Column ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-10-05