Private Thomas Godchere
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1896-06-10
Place of birth: Long Lake Thunder Bay Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mary Ann Godchere, Mother, Long Lake, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Address:
Long Lake, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, A. 25.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 199199
Highest Rank:
Private
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack on Vimy Ridge
Awards
Military Medal
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 618520
LAC ID:
416593
Service file: B3596-S002
Uploader's Notes:
Toronto Star - November 19th, 1917:
A Port Arthur Indian woman has received the Military Medal awarded to her dead son, Corp. Thos. Godchere.
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 94th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion Military Medal ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-20