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Thomas Hession

Thomas Hession
Rank: 
Corporal
Regimental number: 
142050
Unit at enlistment: 
76th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Wounded: 
Yes
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Lancashire
Birth city: 
Greater Manchester, Leigh
Address at enlistment: 
11 Henry Street, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
11 Henry Street, Brantford, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Labourer
Employer: 
Waterous Engine Co.
Religious denominations: 
Roman Catholic
Marital status: 
Married
Age at enlistment: 
33

Letters and documents

BX June 14, 1917

Mrs. Hession has received word that her husband, Corporal Thomas Hession, is in a British hospital, with shrapnel wounds in the face. He was blown out of the trenches. Corp. Hession was a member of the battalion which wintered at Barrie, and in which there were a number of Brantford men.

BX September 4, 1917

Official word in the form of a telegram was received in this city Saturday night by Corporal Hession’s wife to the effect that he had been wounded and admitted to hospital. This is the second time Corporal Thomas Hession has been wounded, he having only returned to the trenches since recovering from his first wounds. Corp. Hession was a valued employed of the Waterous Engine Works before his enlistment, and his many friends here hope for a speedy recovery.

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