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Military service
Service number:
775736
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
116TH Bn.
Birth:
August 31, 1897
Death:
August 27, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Joseph William and Sarah Litchfield, of 1130, Dovercourt Rd. Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Thomas William Litchfield
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Photo of THOMAS WILLIAM LITCHFIELD
Private Thomas William Litchfield, 775736, circa 1916 -
Sons of England War Memorial
Designed by Charles Adamson in bronze and granite, the Sons of England war memorial is located on University Avenue at Elm Street in Toronto. The inscription on this 1923 Memorial reads: ¿ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF TORONTO DISTRICTS SONS OF ENGLAND BENEFIT SOCIETY IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR¿. -
Close up of Sons of England War Memorial
Thomas William Litchfield's name is included on the SOE War Memorial. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper clipping
In grateful memory. -
Newspaper clipping
Thomas is mentioned in this article about his parents. From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas William Litchfield
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas William Litchfield
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas William Litchfield
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas William Litchfield
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas William Litchfield
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas William Litchfield
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas William Litchfield
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas William Litchfield
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas William Litchfield
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 450 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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