Rank | Private, Lance Corporal, Corporal |
Service # | 1039664 |
Unit # | 239th Battalion, Canadian Engineers, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops |
Resident | Chatham |
Private Thomas Warner went overseas in December 1916, and after three months training at Bramshott proceeded to France March 17th, 1917, drafted to the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops. In October 1917, he was blown up by a shell and hurt inwardly, but after eight weeks in the 26th General Hospital, France, returned to duty. He received promotion to the rank of Lance Corporal shortly after going to France, and to Corporal in October 1918.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sources | Park Street Methodist Church, Books of Remembrance for the Great War 1914 - 18. At St. Andrews UC, Chatham - January 2010, Chatham Daily Planet (25-05-1919) |
Height | 5'11" |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Age | 28 |
Complexion | Fair |
Hair | Brown |
Race | White |
Birthplace | England |
Religion | Anglican |
Last Place of Employment | Daniel Jordan, Brickyard, Chatham. |
Average Earnings | $ 15.00 per week |
Marital Status | Married |
Marriage Info | December 26th, 1908, England |
When Enlisted | September 28th, 1916 |
Where Enlisted | London, Ontario |
Allowance from Patriotic Fund | $ 20.50 per month |
Next of Kin | Wife- Mrs. Frances Warner, Chatham. Children- Benjamin Warner, Jack Warner, Marion Warner. |
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