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Private Thomas Dobbie

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Dobbie, Thomas
Date of birth: 1895-09-01
Place of birth: Denny Stirlingshire Scotland
Name of next of kin: Beatrice Green Dobbie
Relationship of next of kin: Wife
Address of next of kin: ) Maywood P.O., Victoria, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Cook
Occupation (normalized): Cook, Except Private Service
Address: Saywood P.O., British Columbia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 706961
Highest Rank: Private (10th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-01-20 to 1917-04-09
  3. Private (Army). 1916-02-14 to 1917-01-19
  4. Private (Army). 1915-09-03 to 1915-11-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:

Attack at Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 618510
LAC ID: 356644
Service file: B2549-S023
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Mr. Alec Dobbie, of Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland; husband of Beatrice Tolman (formerly Dobbie), of 866, Brett Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia.

No digitized images available on LAC but his service file is available.This file contains two Attestation Papers with service numbers 102359 and 706691 respectively. 706691 is used for the data above. Differences in the earlier Attestation include:

Date: 3 Sep 1915 at Victoria, B.C.Next-of-kin: Mrs. A Dobbie, Brunswick Hotel, Victoria, B.C.Occupation: Waiter Militia Service: 20th G.H. of C. - 2 monthsUnit Joined: 67th Battalion

He was discharged from service between these two enlistments on Nov 26, 1915 with the following notation:

Recruit within three months of enlistment considered unfit for service
Uploader's Research notes:

103rd Battalion Nominal RollDetails 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 103rd Battalion 103rd Battalion Nominal Roll Private Army Canadian Infantry 67th Battalion Subsequently discharged as unfit for service on Nov 26, 1915 Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-11-02