Person Record

Metadata

Name

Kalbfleisch, Thomas Conrad

Born

Feb. 10, 1900

Birthplace

Colpoy's Bay, Ontario

Deceased

1988

Father

Henry Kalbfleisch

Mother

Maggie Fraser

Relationships

Siblings: Edwin, Harry, Victor, Fred and George, "Mrs. Fosher of Sarnia" and "Mrs. Dave Caudle of Colpoy's Bay".

Occupation

Thomas enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expenditionary Force with his older brother George. He listed "Clerk" as his occupation on his attestation papers in January 1916. Upon his enlistment, he was assigned to Company C of the 160th Battalion. He later transferred to the 1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps and served in France beginning in August 1918. Private Kalbfleisch 651335 was discharged in 1919.
After the war, Thomas married and moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA and raised a family.

Places

Colpoy's Bay

Sources

Sources:
a) Thomas Kalbfleisch First World War service file, Library and Archives Canada Item Number 49486
b) Kalbfleisch family members.
c) Ancestry.com