Lieutenant Thomas Arthur Metheral
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Metheral,
Thomas Arthur
Date of birth: 1894-07-07
Place of birth: Singhampton Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Thomas John Metheral, father. 1140 Algonquin Avenue, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): School Teacher
Occupation (normalized): Teacher, Level and Subject Unknown
Address:
Lawson, Saskatchewan
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-06-05
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Cement House Cemetery, XVIII. C. 11.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 911062
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Lieutenant (Air Force). 1917-05-30 to 1917-06-05
- Lieutenant (Army). 1917-02-24 to 1917-05-30
- Private (Army). 1917-04-04 to 1917-04-05
- Private (Army). 1917-01-01 to 1917-02-24
- Private (Army). 1916-09-05 to 1916-12-31
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
189140
Service file: B6142-S056
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Thomas John Metheral and Martha Ann Metheral (nee Taylor) of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was July 7, 1896 but birth record confirms the correct Date of Birth was July 7, 1894
Killed when his aeroplane crashed behind enemy lines while on a photo reconnaissance mission
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 19th Reserve Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 19th Reserve Battalion Commission confirmed in London Gazette No. 29996, dated March 23, 1917, pg. 2870, effective February 24, 1917 Private Army Canadian Infantry 196th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Saskatchewan Regimental Depot Lieutenant Air Force Royal Flying Corps 45th Squadron ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2020-11-25