Name
Blair Tope / Toupe
Born
1897-09-06
Birth Place
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Occupation
Farm Labourer
Religion
Methodist
Died
1918-12-15
Death
Influenza
Other Residence
Monument
Cemetery
KINGSTON (CATARAQUI) CEMETERY
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
651612
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
160th Battalion to 153rd Battalion to Western Ontario Regiment
Company
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-02-02
Wounds
Wounded
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
651612
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
25th Reserve Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1917-05-04
Service Record 3
Regimental Number
651612
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1918-03-28
Wounded Date
1918-08-14
Wounds
Gunshot wound, right shoulder
Notes
Born in Plymouth, England he lived there until 7 years old when he went to Ipswitch, England to the Dr. Bernardo home until he was 8 years old. He then went to Canada. Private Tope was diagnosed with exhaustion psychosis (mental exhaustion) and was enroute back to Canada when he contracted Influenza pneumonia. He passed away at the Cobourg Military Hospital on December 15, 1918. His surname is spelled "Toupe" on the Ripley cenotaph.Sources & Links
- Library & Archives Canada- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
News Clippings
160th Battalion Enlistment Card
