256323 Pte. Thomas Rolfe Canadian Army Thomas Rolfe was born in Wigan, near Leigh, Lancashire. He was living in Oldham when World War I broke out, and he was 18 years old when he enlisted.
He was in the 1st Battalion of the Border Regiment which was part of the 29th Division which fought at Gallipoli, and then on the Western Front.
He survived the war and then married Alice Ann Shaw in the St. Marks church in Heyside outside of Oldham.
He and Alice immigrated to Canada in 1920 and homesteaded near Waseca, Saskatchewan. The family later moved to Creston, BC and finally to Vancouver, BC.
In WWII, Thomas joined the Canadian Army and did a variety of things including escorting German prisoners to Camp Seebe in Kananaskis, Alberta.
After the war, Thomas continued his career in the Canadian Military until his retirement. He died in 1991 at the age of 94.
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