Pte
Edward James Fright

Information about birth

Date of birth:
21/12/1896
Place of birth:
Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, England, United Kingdom

General information

Last known residence:
Brownsvillle, Ontario, Canada
Religion:
Not stated

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
189881
Enlistment date:
17/01/1916
Enlistment place:
St Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 58th Bn. (Central Ontario)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
26/10/1917
Place of death:
Laamkeek, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
20

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30.

Points of interest 4

#1 Place of birth
#2 Last known residence
#3 Enlistment place
#4 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Previously missing, now killed in Action." He was killed whilst taking part in an attack at Bellevue Spur, Passchendaele.

Sources 2

Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3315 - 44).
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx
Sources used
War diaries: 58th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4942, Microfilm reel number: T-10749, File number: 446).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng
Sources used