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Frederick (Fred) Dewland
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 09/04/1882 |
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Place of birth: Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Labourer |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 430601 |
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Enlistment date: 18/03/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 27th Bn. (City of Winnipeg) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 06/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 35 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: LVIII Row: B Grave: 31 |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
In the attack on 6 November 1917 the 27th Canadian battalion (together with the 31st and 28th Canadian battalion) was to take the village of Passchendaele. Frederick was killed instantly by a shell at Passchendaele en was buried just behind the new frontline (Sheet 28.D.6.d.3.8.). After the war he was reburied at the Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Sources 3
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2496 - 47). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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War diaries: 27th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4935, Microfilm reel number: T-10738--T-10739, File number: 423). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, 1992-93/314). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/462550 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=94b63d33-9cc0-40e4-ad05-67fd6bd74da0 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/430601 |