Thomas Henry McGeagh Image

Name

Thomas Henry McGeagh

Born

1882-08-04

Birth Place

Occupation

Clerk

Religion

Presbyterian

Died

1916-11-18

Death Place

In the Field in France or Belgium

Death

Accidentally killed

Monument







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

127465

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1915-10-27



Notes

Thomas was the son of James and Margaret McGeagh, and husband to Marie McGeagh. He enlisted with the 71st Battalion and served in France with the 47th Battalion (attached to the 10th Canadian Trench Mortar Battery), and No. 11 & 12 Canadian Field Ambulance. He was accidentally killed in the field in France or Belgium on November 18, 1916.




Sources & Links

- See “The History of the Township of Brant 1854-1979” page 334
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial



News Clippings


Walkerton Telescope, December 14, 1916
Walkerton Telescope, December 14, 1916