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Tom Armstrong

In memory of:

Lieutenant Tom Armstrong

February 18, 1918

Military Service

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

2nd Bde.

Citation(s):

Supplement to the London Gazette dated 21 December 1916.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

March 23, 1892
County Galway, Ireland

Enlistment:

February 20, 1915
Guelph, Ontario

Son of Edward and Catherine Armstrong of Barrie, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 361 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. A. 24.

Location:

Barlin is a village about 11 kilometres south-west of Bethune on the D188, between the Bethune-Arras and Bethune-St. Pol roads, about 6.5 kilometres south-east of Bruay. The BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION lie to the north of the village on the D171 road to Houchin.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– This plaque was installed, following World War I, on an interior wall of the Collier Street Methodist Church in Barrie, Ontario, to commemorate members of the congregation who died in the war, including Lieutenant Tom Armstrong. Note: Since church union in 1925, this church has been known as the Collier Street United Church. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2019.)

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    Memorial – This plaque was installed, following World War I, on an interior wall of the Collier Street Methodist Church in Barrie, Ontario, to commemorate members of the congregation who died in the war, including Lieutenant Tom Armstrong. Note: Since church union in 1925, this church has been known as the Collier Street United Church. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2019.)
  • Newspaper clipping– This report of the death of Lieutenant Tom Armstrong appeared in the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario) on February 28, 1918, at page 8.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – This report of the death of Lieutenant Tom Armstrong appeared in the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario) on February 28, 1918, at page 8.
  • Memorial– Barrie flag for Lieutenant Tom Armstrong.

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    Memorial – Barrie flag for Lieutenant Tom Armstrong.
  • Photo of Tom Armstrong– Tom Armstrong, military photograph

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    Photo of Tom Armstrong
    Photo of Tom Armstrong – Tom Armstrong, military photograph
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
  • Circumstances of Death– Lieutenant Tom Armstrong's Death Certificate.

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    Circumstances of Death
    Circumstances of Death – Lieutenant Tom Armstrong's Death Certificate.
  • Street sign– Barrie street named in honour of Lieuteant Tom Armstrong with a poppy.

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    Street sign
    Street sign – Barrie street named in honour of Lieuteant Tom Armstrong with a poppy.
  • Memorial– Barrie, Ontario

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Barrie, Ontario

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