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Thomas Drever

In memory of:

Sergeant Thomas Drever

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

419190

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

42nd Bn.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 230 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. B. 7.

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 897 of 1076. His grave was located 5 ¼ miles North of Arras. After the Armistice his body was exhumed and buried in BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 897 of 1076. His grave was located 5 ¼ miles North of Arras. After the Armistice his body was exhumed and buried in BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY.
  • Attestation Papers– Source: Library and Archives Canada.

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    Attestation Papers
    Attestation Papers – Source: Library and Archives Canada.
  • Attestation Papers (Reverse)

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    Attestation Papers (Reverse)
    Attestation Papers (Reverse)
  • Newspaper Clipping– This photograph of Sgt. Thomas Drever appeared in the Burlington Gazette (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) on May 23rd, 1917.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – This photograph of Sgt. Thomas Drever appeared in the Burlington Gazette (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) on May 23rd, 1917.
  • Monument– Sgt. Thomas Drever is remembered on his family memorial at Greenwood Cemetery, Burlington, Ontario.

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    Monument
    Monument – Sgt. Thomas Drever is remembered on his family memorial at Greenwood Cemetery, Burlington, Ontario.
  • Inscription– Detail of inscription dedicated to Sgt. Thomas Douglas Drever indicating that he was killed in action at Vimy Ridge, France.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Detail of inscription dedicated to Sgt. Thomas Douglas Drever indicating that he was killed in action at Vimy Ridge, France.
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Cemetery– Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Memorial– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Thomas Drever– Enrolled with the 37th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Thomas Drever
    Photo of Thomas Drever – Enrolled with the 37th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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