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Family Names of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
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 1872 - 1952 (79 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Colonel John Thomas Connolly Thompson was born 23 Oct 1872, Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada; died 13 Feb 1952, Overbrook, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; was buried Abt 16 Feb 1952, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Baptism: 23 Oct 1872, Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
- Military: 20 Jun 1916, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Notes:
Birth:
Family residence recorded as Willow Park.
Military:
Birth recorded as 21 Oct. 1872 in Halifax, Nova Scotia in his military records.
John joined the 5th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards in the Permanent Active Militia. On January 20th, 1916, he enlisted in the 124th Battalion of the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force with the rank of captain. By the time he was demobilized on November 30, 1918, he had attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Died:
Local Ottawa newspapers stated he died in an unnamed local hospital on 12 Feb. 1952.
His home was in Overbrook, an urban neighbourhood situated in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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