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Private Thomas McCandless

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1884-11-06
Place of birth: Cumbernauld Dunbartonshire Scotland
Next of kin: Joseph McCandless; father; Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 736171
Highest Rank: Private (16th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
  3. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1570856
LAC ID: 139210
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6570-S019
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mary Ann McCandless of Cabri, Saskatchewan
Uploader's Research notes:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

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 113th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 17th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-01