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Thomas Lewis Blatchford

In memory of:

Captain Thomas Lewis Blatchford

April 26, 1916

Military Service

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Division:

36th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of the Rev. Thomas W. Blatchford, B.A., and Maria E. McEvers, his wife, of Lambeth, Ontario.

Brother of Private Ewart Arthur Blatchford who died on August 27, 1918 while serving with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Commemorated on Page 55 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Sp. Mem.

Location:

SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY is located 5 Km east of Ieper town centre, on the Canadalaan, a road leading from the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper to Menen. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main cross roads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. 3 Km along the Meenseweg lies the right hand turning onto Canadalaan. The cemetery itself is located 1.5 Km along Canadalaan on the right hand side of the road. 100 metres beyond the cemetery at the end of the Canadalaan is the Hill 62 Memorial.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of THOMAS LEWIS BLATCHFORD– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of THOMAS LEWIS BLATCHFORD – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Book excerpt

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Circumstances of Death– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Blampie to Booth; Mircoform Sequence 11; Volume Number 131829_B016720; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 155 Page 105 of 762.

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    Circumstances of Death
    Circumstances of Death – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Blampie to Booth; Mircoform Sequence 11; Volume Number 131829_B016720; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 155 Page 105 of 762.
  • Newspaper clipping– Source: The Globe Toronto Monday May 1 1916

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    Newspaper clipping – Source: The Globe Toronto Monday May 1 1916
  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper Legal Notice dated November 3rd, 1916 and published in The Toronto Star.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Newspaper Legal Notice dated November 3rd, 1916 and published in The Toronto Star.
  • National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes
    National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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