L/Cpl
Alexander Alan McFadyen

Information about birth

Date of birth:
28/09/1894
Place of birth:
Shellmouth, Manitoba, Canada

General information

Profession:
Acountant
Religion:
Presbyterian

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Service number:
886375
Enlistment date:
1/09/1916
Enlistment place:
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 28th Bn. (North West)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
07/11/1917
Place of death:
Mosselmarkt, Passchendaele, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
23

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 18 - 26 - 28.

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Killed in Action." On the morning of the 7th November, 1917, while sleeping in a cellar at Passchendaele he was killed by enemy shell which made a direct hit.

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