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Thomas John Hird

Thomas John Hird
Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
865448
Unit at enlistment: 
181st Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
November 16th, 1917
Cemetery: 
Menin Gate Memorial - Ypres, Belgium - Panel 32
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Brant
Birth city: 
Brantford, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
Bradwardine, Manitoba
Next of kin address: 
Brantford, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Farmer
Religious denominations: 
Presbyterian
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
23

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action. 
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Passchendaele. 

BC December 17, 1917

Killed in Action

Private Thomas John Hird of this city, who enlisted with the 181st Brandon Battalion, and went overseas in April of this year, is reported killed in action on November 6th after only two weeks' services in the trenches. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hird, reside on Tutela Heights.

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