Pte
William Joseph Blackburn
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 29/09/1896 |
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Place of birth: Strathclair, Manitoba, Canada |
General information
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Profession: Bank clerk |
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: 187755 |
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Enlistment date: 10/11/1915 |
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Units: — Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 15/11/1917 |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 21 |
Cemetery
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Mendinghem Military Cemetery Plot: 2 Row: G Grave: 25 |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/436957 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=31c600df-a2a0-4392-a361-2781ca4c796a |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5580800 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/436957 |