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Lance Corporal Thomas Carleson Crosby
Regimental Number:
223017
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
85th Battalion
Rank
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
September 3, 1896
Place of Birth:
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Date of Enlistment:
October 30, 1915
Age at enlistment:
19
Height: 5 Feet 4 Inches
Trade:
Engineer
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Baptist
Next of Kin:
Mrs Susan Crosby (mother), Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Thomas was the son of Capt. and Mrs. Thomas A. Crosby, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He enlisted in Yarmouth with the 85th Battalion and went
overseas with the Battalion. Shortly after enlisting he was given the rank of Lance Corporal, reverted to the ranks as a Private in order to proceed overseas
and became a Lance Corporal again on May 10, 1917.
On June 12, 1917 the 85th Battalion relieved the 102nd Battalion in the Triangle or Electric Light Station area in front of Angres. During the relief
the Germans counter-attacked; however, were unsuccessful. It was during this battle that Thomas was killed in action.
Listed on the Yarmouth Memorial as Crosby, Thomas Carl
Date of Death:
June 13, 1917
Age at Death:
21
Cause of Death:
Wounded at Lens, June 13, 1917
Buried at:
Barlin Communal Cemetery,
Pas de Calais, France (Plot: III. C. 15.)
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 85th Battalion.
Commemorated on Page 223 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on May 19
Lance Corporal Thomas Carleson Crosby
Attestation Paper (click to enlarge)