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William Ernest Burchell
Informationen zu Geburt
Geburtsdatum: 15/08/1879 |
Geburtsort: Brighton, Sussex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Allgemeine Informationen
Beruf: Bodenarbeiter |
Religion: Church of England |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
Land: Canada |
Truppe: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Rang: Private |
Dienstnummer: 419026 |
Einberufung datum: 27/05/1915 |
Einberufung ort: Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Einheiten: — Canadian Infantry, 42nd Bn. (Royal Highlanders) (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
Sterbedatum: 02/06/1916 |
Sterbeort: Zouave Wood, Hooge, Belgien |
Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
Alter: 36 |
Gedenkstätte
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Tafel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. |
Punkte von Interesse 3
#1 | Geburtsort | ||
#2 | Einberufung ort | ||
#3 | Ort des Todes (ungefähr) |
Meine Geschichte
"Killed in Action." On the afternoon of June 2nd, 1916, his Company was called upon to occupy a system of trenches, near Hooge, in support of the front line which had been subjected to severe bombardment during the morning. After the Company had taken up the required position that evening, he was hit by an enemy shell, and died almost immediately.
Weitere Informationen 2
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/922535 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=c8c08ef3-8db9-4e9e-9f6f-c6df37a731ca |