Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Richard Thomson
In memory of:
Lance Corporal Richard Thomson
May 20, 1917
Military Service
171224
Army
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
21st Bn.
Additional Information
Commemorated on Page 339 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
III. B. 42.
Barlin is a village about 11 kilometres south-west of Bethune on the D188, between the Bethune-Arras and Bethune-St. Pol roads, about 6.5 kilometres south-east of Bruay. The BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION lie to the north of the village on the D171 road to Houchin.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Pte. Richard Thomson originally enlisted with the 83rd Battalion in Toronto on August 9th, 1915. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His surname was misprinted in this article.
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