Information about birth

Date of birth:
07/03/1896
Place of birth:
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Bank clerk
Religion:
Presbyterian

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
706635
Units:
 —  Canadian Mounted Rifles, 2nd Bn.  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
30/10/1917
Place of death:
Vapour Farm, Passchendaele, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
21

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 30, 32.

Points of interest 2

#1 Place of birth
#2 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Killed in Action." While advancing to the forward area in the attack on Passchendaele, he received a gunshot wound through the heart, instantly killing him.

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