Howard Nelson Theal

Rank:

Corporal

Regimental number:

437619

Unit at enlistment:

51st Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

September 26th, 1916

Cemetery:

Vimy Memorial - Pas de Calais, France

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Niagara Region

Birth city:

St. Catharines, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

Edmonton, Alberta

Next of kin address:

90 Lorne Crescent, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Clerk

Religious denominations:

Methodist

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Cause and Place of Death: Killed in Action

BX October 17, 1916

In a letter from the commanding officer of the 15th Highlanders Battalion, Mrs. Theal, 90 Lorne Crescent, was this morning acquainted with the sad news that her son, Corporal Howard Nelson Theal, had been killed in action on September 26. Corporal Theal enlisted at Calgary with the 51st Battalion of Edmonton, and was later transferred to the 15th Highlanders. It was three years ago that he left Brantford. He received his education at Thorold and the Toronto University.

BX October 26, 1916

Killed in Action

A sad message was received by Mr. John Harold on Tuesday last, saying his cousin, Corporal Howard Nelson Theal, was killed in action on Sept. 28. He was one of the fine types of Canadian manhood who has made the supreme sacrifice for his country.