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Thomas Head Raddall

In memory of:

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Head Raddall

August 9, 1918

Military Service

Age:

40

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

8th Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Service Order

Additional Information

Husband of Ellen Raddall, of 71, Duncan Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Father of Thomas Head Raddall, a famed Canadian writer.

Commemorated on Page 489 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MANITOBA CEMETERY, CAIX
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

A. 4.

Location:

Caix is a village 24 kilometres east of Amiens, between the road to St Quentin and Roye. The Manitoba Cemetery is situated between the village of Caix and Beaufort.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail July 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail July 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail June 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail June 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Thomas Head Raddall– Loved by Family and Comrades

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    Photo of Thomas Head Raddall – Loved by Family and Comrades
  • Photo collage– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo collage – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
  • Cemetery– Manitoba Cemetery, Caix.

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Manitoba Cemetery, Caix.
  • Roll of Honour– St. Matthias, Halifax

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    Roll of Honour
    Roll of Honour – St. Matthias, Halifax

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