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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
81883
Age:
32
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Division:
2nd Coy.
Birth:
December 1, 1884
Hamilton, Ontario
Enlistment:
December 21, 1914
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
August 18, 1917
Lens, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. D. 34.
Additional information
Son of James and Grace Thomson, of Hamilton, Ontario.
Additional citations
Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Corporal Charles Thomson
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Commémoratif de guerre
War Memorial dedicated to the members of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church who lost their lives in the first and second World Wars. Located on the grounds of the church at 70 James Street South in Hamilton, Ontario. -
Inscription
Detail of the first World War names on the front of the War Memorial. -
Tableau d¿honneur
The Honour Rolls for church members who died as a result of their military service during World War One and Two are contained within a carved wooden stand. St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ontario
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Thomson
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Thomson
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Thomson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 338 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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