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| Name - Last Name First | Wales, Alan Thornton |
| Birth Date- day/month/year // Parents if known | 19 Mar 1892 |
| Distinctions | BHC brother of Arthur & Gilbert who also served |
| Birth Place | England |
| Home Child Sending Organization | National Children's Homes |
| Year / Age Arrived in Canada as BHC | 1909 - 17 yrs |
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| War(s) Served USE: WW1 or WW2 | WW1 |
| Regimental Number | 781923 |
| Date of Enlistment / Apparent Age / Real Age | 08 Jan 1916 |
| City of Residence upon Enlistment (include country) | Bridgeford, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Previous Service | no |
| Place of Enlistment | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Next of Kin / Relationship / Location | Wales, Annie, Mother, Bridgeford, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Discharged: Date / Reason | 11 Dec 1918 - Medically Unfit, GSW to legs |
| Final Rank / Battalion / Unit | Private, 58th Battalion |
| Killed in Action - Battle / Death Due to Service / Survived | Survived |
| Date of Death/ location / Cause | 07 Aug 1965 |
| Age at Death | 73 |
| Place of Burial | Cremated - British Columbia, Canada |
Notes
Parents:
ARTHUR JAMES WALES 1858–1901
ANNIE THORNTON 1863–1944
Warwickshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1910
Name Arthur James Wales Age 30 Event Type Marriage Birth Year 1859 Marriage or Bann Date 5 Apr 1889 Marriage or Bann Place Grendon, Warwickshire, England Parish Grendon Spouse Annie Thomton Father Walen Wales
UK, Police Gazettes, 1812-1902, 1921-1927
Name Arthur James Wales Age 40 Birth Year 1858 Event Type Wanted Event Date 16 May 1898 Event Place St Neots, Huntingdonshire Publication Date 7 Apr 1899 Role in Crime Perpetrator, wanted for deserting his wife and children.
Mother:
Annie Thornton Wales BIRTH 1 Sep 1863 Ifield, Crawley Borough, West Sussex, England DEATH 28 Oct 1944 (aged 81) Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada BURIAL Fraser Cemetery New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada MEMORIAL ID 145113293 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145113293/annie-wales
Alan Thornton Wales in the British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990 Name: Alan Thornton Wales Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1892 Death Age: 73 Death Date: 7 Aug 1965 Death Location: Penticton Registration Number: 1965-09-010178 BCA Number: B13273 GSU Number: 2033797
Photo from Ancestry.com Public Family Tree: Sue Moore Barts originally shared this on 19 Jan 2020
