Cpl
John Shepherd Craig
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 12/04/1882 |
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Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
General information
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Profession: Salesman |
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Religion: Not stated |
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: 5303 |
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Enlistment date: 23/09/1914 |
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Enlistment place: Valcartier Camp, Quebec, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Engineers, 2nd Field Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 22/04/1915 |
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Place of death: Mouse Trap Farm, Sint-Jan, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 33 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action."
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 2102 - 49). 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: 2nd Field Company Canadian Engineers (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG150-1, Volume number: 98, File part: 1=1914/09/21-1914/12/24;2=1915/01/06-1915/07/31). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
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War diaries: 2nd Field Company, Canadian Engineers [textual record] (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), R611-172-7-E, RG9-III-C-5). 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/923091 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=dfde2b1b-f712-4385-852c-ffa5e21c8104 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/923091 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5599764 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/923091/ |