Private Thomas Norman Joseph Alison

1895 - 1926  (31 years)

• Name	Thomas Norman Joseph Alison
  Prefix	Private
  Born	20 Jan 1895	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/290001891
  Military	WW1 - 111th Battalion / 13th Battalion  [6]
  	Private. Enlisted Dec. 1915 at Galt with Machine Gun Co. IIIth Battalion transferred to 13 th Machine Gun Co. Roman Catholic. Born Jan. 20, 1895 at Galt, educated at Galt Separate School, Galt Collegiate Institute and St. Jerome's College, Kitchener . Unmarried, he was. discharged April 14. 1919 and is at home with his mother, Mrs. William Alison, who lives at 131 Wellington St., Galt. He was gassed at Hill 70 and was sent to hospital in England. He served twenty-nine months, George Walters, 14 Kerr St., Galt.1a 1aKitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One
  Military	WW1, Private, 111th Batalion / 13th Battalion, Service #730195  [6]
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Military	1915	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Enlistment WW1
  Misfortune	gassed in WW1 at Hill 70 / died 9 months after marriage of a cerebral haemorrhage
  Occupation	1915	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	butcher
  Occupation	1925	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	clerk
  Residence	131 Wellington St., Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-60666P
  Died	18 Apr 1926	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: cerebral haemorrhage (1 day) & Uraemia general convulsions (2 hours)
  Buried	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I60666	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	William Alison,   b. 29 Jul 1868, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1938, , Michigan, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Johanna "Hannah" Callaghan,   b. 7 Mar 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1942, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F15870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith Margaret Cooper,   b. 13 Feb 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1975, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States  (Age 66 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1925	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Darcy William Alison,   d. 22 Feb 1994
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F42511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Thomas Joseph Allison image from KPL soldier's card collection

  
  

• Notes

  THOMAS J. ALISON. Galt, April 19- (Special.)-Thomas J Alison. 31 years of age, was taken down with the flu last Friday and complications developed, causing his death late Sunday afternoon. He was born in Galt and had lived here all his life. He was a war veteran, and was gassed at HILL 70 in 1917 from the effects of which he had suffered ever since. His wife and a young son survive. The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tuesday, April 20, 1926

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-3 Page 14. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 122 - 33. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 1. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameThomas Norman Joseph Alison GenderMale Death Age31 Birth Dateabt 1895 Birth PlaceGalt, Ontario Occ: butcher Death Date18 Apr 1926 Death PlaceWaterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of DeathCerebral Hemorrhage Buried Galt [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 20332 (1925), Alison-Cooper. Thomas Joseph Alison, 30, Clerk, Galt, Galt, S/O William Alison & Hannah Callaghan Married Edith Margaret Cooper, 16, Galt, Galt, D/O George Cooper & Edith Dandeno, Witn: George Cooper & Mary Stevenson Both Of Galt, 16 February 1925 In Galt.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jan 1895 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Military - Enlistment WW1 - 1915 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - butcher - 1915 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - clerk - 1925 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 131 Wellington St., Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Feb 1925 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cerebral haemorrhage (1 day) & Uraemia general convulsions (2 hours) - 18 Apr 1926 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth