Cpl
Rufus George Fowles
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 07/06/1874 |
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Place of birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: Bridgetown, Anna County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Profession: Farmer |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Corporal |
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Service number: 733400 |
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Enlistment date: 15/12/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Units: — Royal Canadian Regiment (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 16/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Mosselmarkt, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 43 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10. |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." During a heavy bombardment in the vicinity of Passchendaele at about 2.00 o' clock on the morning of November 16th 1917, the enemy made a direct hit on the bivouac that he was occupying, which resulted in him being buried and instantly killed.
Sources 2
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3249 - 48). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Sources used |
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War diaries: Royal Canadian Regiment (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4911, Microfilm reel number: T-10703, File number: 344A). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
More information 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1592249 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=bc550589-a2b3-4bc1-8640-9bab635cecb1 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5878682 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1592249 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1592249/ |