Thomas was a British Home Child brought to Canada with the Dr. Barnardo Homes.
A birth registration was found for Thomas Anderson Alexander: Year of Registration: 1888; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Castle Ward; County: Northumberland; Volume: 10b; Page: 280. Parents: William Anderson Alexander and Mary Chisholm, married December 5, 1882, in Parish Church, Gosforth, Northumberland, England.
On September 23, 1918, at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Thomas Alexander, 33, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was residing at the Clarendon Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; that he ws born in New Castle, Northumberland, England; that his next of kin was his mother Mary Alexander-Dinney, who resided at 2 William Street, West Gate Hill, New Castle, Northumberland, England; that his date of birth was March 12, 1885; that he was a steam fitter; that he was not married; and that he had spent 4 years in the U.S.A. Navy from 1908-1912. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; fair complexion; gray eyes; fair hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith.
His enlistment was very close to the end of the war and it is thought that he joined with the hope of being stationed in Britain, which would have permitted him to see his mother. This plan did not work out as Thomas was still in Montreal when Germany surrendered. He did not wait for his discharge and was, therefore, court marshaled (in absentia) for desertion.
Thomas "Edward" Alexander died July 8, 1962, at Laguna Honda Home, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. His death certificate shows that he had last worked as a seaman and he was unmarried. He is buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
A birth registration was found for Thomas Anderson Alexander: Year of Registration: 1888; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Castle Ward; County: Northumberland; Volume: 10b; Page: 280. Parents: William Anderson Alexander and Mary Chisholm, married December 5, 1882, in Parish Church, Gosforth, Northumberland, England.
On September 23, 1918, at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Thomas Alexander, 33, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was residing at the Clarendon Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; that he ws born in New Castle, Northumberland, England; that his next of kin was his mother Mary Alexander-Dinney, who resided at 2 William Street, West Gate Hill, New Castle, Northumberland, England; that his date of birth was March 12, 1885; that he was a steam fitter; that he was not married; and that he had spent 4 years in the U.S.A. Navy from 1908-1912. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; fair complexion; gray eyes; fair hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith.
His enlistment was very close to the end of the war and it is thought that he joined with the hope of being stationed in Britain, which would have permitted him to see his mother. This plan did not work out as Thomas was still in Montreal when Germany surrendered. He did not wait for his discharge and was, therefore, court marshaled (in absentia) for desertion.
Thomas "Edward" Alexander died July 8, 1962, at Laguna Honda Home, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. His death certificate shows that he had last worked as a seaman and he was unmarried. He is buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Thomas was a British Home Child brought to Canada with the Dr. Barnardo Homes.
A birth registration was found for Thomas Anderson Alexander: Year of Registration: 1888; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Castle Ward; County: Northumberland; Volume: 10b; Page: 280. Parents: William Anderson Alexander and Mary Chisholm, married December 5, 1882, in Parish Church, Gosforth, Northumberland, England.
On September 23, 1918, at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Thomas Alexander, 33, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was residing at the Clarendon Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; that he ws born in New Castle, Northumberland, England; that his next of kin was his mother Mary Alexander-Dinney, who resided at 2 William Street, West Gate Hill, New Castle, Northumberland, England; that his date of birth was March 12, 1885; that he was a steam fitter; that he was not married; and that he had spent 4 years in the U.S.A. Navy from 1908-1912. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; fair complexion; gray eyes; fair hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith.
His enlistment was very close to the end of the war and it is thought that he joined with the hope of being stationed in Britain, which would have permitted him to see his mother. This plan did not work out as Thomas was still in Montreal when Germany surrendered. He did not wait for his discharge and was, therefore, court marshaled (in absentia) for desertion.
Thomas "Edward" Alexander died July 8, 1962, at Laguna Honda Home, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. His death certificate shows that he had last worked as a seaman and he was unmarried. He is buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
A birth registration was found for Thomas Anderson Alexander: Year of Registration: 1888; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Castle Ward; County: Northumberland; Volume: 10b; Page: 280. Parents: William Anderson Alexander and Mary Chisholm, married December 5, 1882, in Parish Church, Gosforth, Northumberland, England.
On September 23, 1918, at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Thomas Alexander, 33, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was residing at the Clarendon Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; that he ws born in New Castle, Northumberland, England; that his next of kin was his mother Mary Alexander-Dinney, who resided at 2 William Street, West Gate Hill, New Castle, Northumberland, England; that his date of birth was March 12, 1885; that he was a steam fitter; that he was not married; and that he had spent 4 years in the U.S.A. Navy from 1908-1912. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; fair complexion; gray eyes; fair hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith.
His enlistment was very close to the end of the war and it is thought that he joined with the hope of being stationed in Britain, which would have permitted him to see his mother. This plan did not work out as Thomas was still in Montreal when Germany surrendered. He did not wait for his discharge and was, therefore, court marshaled (in absentia) for desertion.
Thomas "Edward" Alexander died July 8, 1962, at Laguna Honda Home, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. His death certificate shows that he had last worked as a seaman and he was unmarried. He is buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
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