Pte. Cecil Allan THRASHER

Pte. Cecil Allan THRASHER

Male 1893 - 1917  (24 years)

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  • Name Cecil Allan THRASHER 
    Prefix Pte. 
    Birth 24 Jan 1893  Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census-Household Member 1901  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    farmer 
    Gravestone Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WW I, 102nd C.B., fell in action at Ypres 
    Address:
    Ross Presbyterian Cemetery
    Ross Twp., Renfrew Co.,, Ontario 
    Occupation-Witness 1911 
    Farmer 
    WWI service 8 May 1916  Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1003117; 102nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry 
    Death 30 Oct 1917  Ypres, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Burial West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Tyne Cot Cemetery
    Zonnebeke
    Belgium 
    Person ID I50641325  Whitewater Region Early Families
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2023 

    Father John THRASHER,   b. 27 Mar 1852, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1930, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Jane DENNISON,   b. 19 Jun 1855, Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1941, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 12 Aug 1874  Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F1198  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    FF-Trinity United Church Forester`s Falls Plaque honouring deceased members in WW1
    FF-Trinity United Church Forester`s Falls Plaque honouring deceased members in WW1

    Documents
    FFHX - Forester's Falls War Memorial Unveiled
    FFHX - Forester's Falls War Memorial Unveiled
    The Cobden Sun Jun 20, 1920 newspaper clipping
    FFHx-Forester's Falls War Memorial article
    FFHx-Forester's Falls War Memorial article
    The Cobden Sun, originally published June 24, 1920
    FFHx-War Memorial Tablet unveiled at Trinity United Church
    FFHx-War Memorial Tablet unveiled at Trinity United Church
    Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook of Harold Bennett, held at the Cobden Legion
    Thrasher, Pte. Cecil Allan CWGC Certificate
    Thrasher, Pte. Cecil Allan CWGC Certificate
    CWGC. “Private Allan Thrasher War Casualty Details 464917 CWGC” www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/464917/allan-thrasher Accessed 19 Jan. 2023

    Histories
    Thrasher, Pte. Cecil Allan military service summary
    Thrasher, Pte. Cecil Allan military service summary
    Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources noted

  • Notes 
    • 1911 census Ross twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario with parents

    Census-Household Member:
    • Role: Household Member

    Occupation-Witness:
    • Role: Witness

    WWI service:
    • Pte. Thrasher enlisted on May 8, 1916 at Sault Ste. Marie.
      His occupation is listed as farmer. He was 23 years old, 5' 6" tall and 150 lbs. He was described as having a dark complexion, blue eyes and dark hair.
      His next of kin ws his mother in Forester's Falls.

      He embarked at Halifax for Liverpool on Apr 10, 1917. He joined the 102nd Battalion in France on Aug 22, 1917 and joined the filed on Sep 15, 1917. He was killed in action on Oct 30, 1917.

  • Sources 
    1. [S576] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html).

    2. [S627441] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html).

    3. [S628773] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)), ). (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S628436] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Mil-Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((www.cwgc.org)), ). (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S628772] Canada., Mil-WWI Personnel Records of the First World War, ( Library and Archives Canada . https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx.).

    6. [S257] OGS Sault Ste Marie Branch, Newspaper - Index to Births, Marriages, & Deaths in the Pembroke Observer and Upper Ottawa Advertiser 1867-1898, (July 1991).