Thomas Lawlesss

Thomas Lawless: I am pleased to report that the mystery of the photograph of a man told you was Pte. Thomas Lawless, a Canadian soldier killed in France in the First World War, has also now been solved, according to The Star. Almost immediately, numerous Star readers raised questions about the photo, expressing doubt that the picture could have been taken in the First World War years, largely because the hair and clothing of both the man and woman do not appear consistent with the Great War era and As feature writer Oakland Ross told you in a riveting story last week , the mystery of Pte. Thomas Lawlesss long-lost bones has been solved at last, the result of decades of sleuthing and science. Rosss brilliant account of the astonishing efforts that went into identifying the remains of Lawless and another Canadian soldier who were lost near the town of Avion in northern France nearly 100 years ago included a prominent photograph published on the front page of the Insight section. The photo caption said the picture showed Lawless in an undated photo with his cousin Eilleen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.