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Military service
Service number:
22796
Age:
23
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Death:
June 3, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
Additional information
Son of Eliza Ellen Thatcher, of Compton, Newbury, England, and the late Robert Thatcher.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Robert Henry Thatcher
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Cap Badge of the 15th
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Inscription on Menin Gate
Menin Gate panel where Lance Corporal Robert Thatcher is commemorated. Photo by BGen Young (ret) and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 12th Bn CEF. LCpl Thatcher enlisted in the 12th Bn but was transferred to the 15th Bn (48th Highlanders as a reinforcement. -
Memorial
The memorial on Observatory Ridge was unveiled and dedicated on 22 October 2011 to commemorate the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders of Canada) on 3 June 1916 during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. Photo by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Memorial Plaque
The memorial on Observatory Ridge was unveiled and dedicated on 22 October 2011 to commemorate the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders of Canada) on 3 June 1916 during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. Photo by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card(front side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Henry Thatcher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Henry Thatcher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Henry Thatcher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Henry Thatcher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Henry Thatcher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Henry Thatcher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Henry Thatcher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Henry Thatcher
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 172 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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