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Son of Maxime Boily and Emma Tremblay of St-Hilarion et Montréal, Québec.
His mother died in Montréal in 1917; his father then went back to St-Hilarion where he died in 1920.
From the 69th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion on 27 Septembe 1916. On 16 October, he was fighting at Bully-Grenay, Pas-de-Calais, France. Shot and wounded on 9 April 1917 during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Pas-de-Calais, he returned to action on 6 August to take part in the Battle of Amiens, Nord. He was killed in action on 28 August during the Battle of Chérisy.
British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Blampie to Booth; Mircoform Sequence 11; Volume Number 131829_B016720; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 155 Page 411 of 762 -
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La Presse September 26th 1918 -
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Private Thomas Boily
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas Boily
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas Boily
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 370 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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QUEBEC CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
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