Information about birth

Date of birth:
28/12/1897
Place of birth:
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
907068
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 5th Bn. (Western Cavalry)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
10/11/1917
Age:
19

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: 18 stone N

Distinctions and medals 3

Points of interest 1

#1 Place of birth

Sources 2

Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9243 - 5).
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx
Sources used
War diaries: 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4886, Microfilm reel number: T-10682, File number: 253).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng
Sources used