Those on the home front waiting and worrying about loved ones dreaded the arrival of an official telegram, which usually meant a notice of death or wounding. This telegram reports the death of Captain Thomas Whitmore of the Canadian Army Medical Corps. The date of death was inaccurate, as Whitmore was actually killed on 8 August 1918, the first day of the Battle of Amiens.
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George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 20020024-008-1
Canada and the First World War
