Thomas Lenton Edwards

1899 - 1917  (17 years)

• Name	Thomas Lenton Edwards
  Birth	15 Sep 1899	Halifax, Nova Scotia
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Aug 1917
  Burial	Vimy Memorial in Pas de Calais, France
  Person ID	I20533	All
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2010

  
  

  Father	William Edwards,   b. Jun 1867, England
  Mother	Alice Maud ??,   b. Oct 1875, Nova Scotia
  Family ID	F5748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  Rockwood War Memorial This war memorial sits at the corner of Main Street and Guelph Street in Rockwood, Ontario to commemorate the services and sacrifices of our soldiers during World War 1, World War 2 and the Korean War.

  
  

• Notes

  Private Thomas Lenton EDWARDS (1897 - 1917) Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment), "B" Coy. 3rd Battalion. Thomas Edwards was born on September 15, 1899 in Halifax, Nova Scotia to William John and Alice Maud Edwards. His father was born in South Wales in 1867 and immigrated to Nova Scotia at the age of 26. The Edwards moved from Nova Scotia to Rockwood about 1910 and resided on Carrol Street. William acquired employment at the stone quarry. Tom left his job working on the farm of John Lister and enlisted in the army at the age of 16, stating that he was 18 years of age. He died at the battle for Hill 70 as a result of German mining activity on August 19, 1917 at age 17 years and is remembered at the Vimy Memorial in Pas de Calais, France. Tom was the older brother of James Alfred Edwards who is also remembered on the Rockwood Cenotaph.