| Service # | 123517, 401724, 845308 |
SPELLER, THOMAS ARTHUR (123517) and 401724 and 845308. Date of Birth: 12/05/1890 & 12/05/1895. RG 150 Accession 1992-93/ 166, Box: 9181-23, Item:243514, PDF:- B9181-SO23. 33rd Batt. Stratford, England. Address of N of K: Robert Speller of Oil Springs, Kent Co. A Teamster by trade. Single. According to the 1911 Kent Census Thomas was born in 1892 in England and had come to live with the Hall family as a labourer through the Bernardo Society in Quebec from Liverpool 19 Oct. 1908 on the ship “Dominion”. (Courtesy – Catherine Boumanp by email)
Served with the 24 Kent Regt. prior to enlistment.
Attestation: 20/09/1915 at Chatham, ON. to the 33rd. Age: 20 yrs. 4 mos., Height: 5’ 4”, Girth: 35 ½”, Complexion: – Medium, Eyes:- Grey, Hair:- Brown, Weight: 110 #. Medical reported: “Fit”, at Dresden, ON.
Attestation: 24/09/15 with the 70th o/s Batt.
SPELLER, THOMAS ARTHUR, (845308), (No.2) Present address, Brighten, ON. Born at: Stratford, London, England. Next of Kin: Alfred Speller, in the trenches in France (a brother) DOB: 12/05/198. A farmer, single. Previous militia: 27th St. Clair Borders, for five years 1910 to 1912. Attestation 1/02/1916 at Brigden, ON. Age: 25 years, 8 months. Height: 5’ 5”, Girth: 37 “,Complexion: Fair, Eyes: Blue, Hair: light Brown. Attestation: 1/02/1916 to 149th O/S Batt.
SPELLER THOMAS ARTHUR. (401724) 33RD. Enlistment at Chatham, 24th Kent. 20/09/1915. Next of Kin: Robert Speller of Oil Springs, ON. To the 70th Batt. Transferred from the 33rd 28/10/15 to 26/11/1915
4/08/16 hospitalized for Otilis Media 11 days in hospital .
AWL: four days 845308 – AWL 14/07/16, 1/08/16, 24/08/16, 21/0916 / 13/10/16: his LAST PAY 20/03/17 from the 149th O/S. CEF. “ I have never suffered from Insanity, Tuberculosis, Epilepsy of Fits” There for he was assigned for “Special Service” 13/02/17. He had a scar in the Right Illiac, region from operation for appendicitis. Medical Board – 13/02/1917.
In his “WILL” – he left all of his goods to Miss Hugh Campbell, R.R.#4, Dresden, ON. Hugh Campbell was listed as his guardian 17/03/17
Thomas Speller passed away 19/10/1939. Internment unknown
Afa: LAC, Catherine Boumanp.
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