Thomas Whatford Gair
(1891-1918)
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National Electric Lamp Company (NELA)
Sergeant Thomas Whatford Gair, signature on WWI draft registration
Gravestone, Sergeant Thomas Whatford Gair, Brooklyn Heights Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Thomas Whatford Gair
*No plaque found
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 3/1/1891, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Birth: 3/1/1891, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Address: 2203 Bark or Barber Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: age 26 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; declarant for citizenship; occupation Electrician at National Lamp Co., Cleveland, OH. [The National Electric Lamp Company (NELA) was founded in 1901, was a prominent Cleveland-based lighting manufacturer, and became a part of General Electric (GE).]
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes gray, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not visible on draft registration but was presumably 6/5/1917; enlistment date 10/4/1917; rank Sergeant
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not visible on draft registration but was presumably 6/5/1917; enlistment date 10/4/1917; rank Sergeant
Service Number: 1969890
Deployment: apparently did not deploy; a significant number of Quartermaster Corps (QMC) soldiers, of which he was a part at Camp Sherman, remained stateside during WWI to manage mobilization and infrastructure within the U.S.
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Death: November 18, 1918 at age 27 at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH; cause of death Accidental Explosion of Gunpowder
Death: November 18, 1918 at age 27 at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH; cause of death Accidental Explosion of Gunpowder
Burial: 11/21/1918 at Brooklyn Heights Cemetery, 4700 Broadview Rd., Cleveland, OH, Lot 233 Section Acacia Part 2 Grave 1 S.L., alongside mother, stepfather and other family members buried later
Burial: 11/21/1918 at Brooklyn Heights Cemetery, 4700 Broadview Rd., Cleveland, OH, Lot 233 Section Acacia Part 2 Grave 1 S.L., alongside mother, stepfather and other family members buried later
Next of Kin: Mrs. Roy Gair, mother, 4377 W. 44th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Charles Tandy, born England, died before 1896, no additional information found; Stepfather: Roy Gair (1875-1952), born Canada, married Sergeant Thomas Watford Gair's mother in 1896, occupation Day Laborer, buried Brooklyn Heights Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Catherine Kate Whatford Tandy Gair (1871-1957), born England, first husband Charles Tandy with whom she had two children, married second husband Roy Gair in 1896 at which time she was a widow, had at least 5 children, buried Brooklyn Heights Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: brother Clayton Gair (1889-1953); half-sibling Roy Gair (1899-1981); half-sibling Mildred F. Gair Noll (1901-1995); half-sibling Edythe Gair Dever (1905-1975). Sibling list may be incomplete.
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