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Henry Alexander Doyne Pigott
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 25/06/1897 |
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Place of birth: Morden, Manitoba, Canada |
General information
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Profession: University student |
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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: Private |
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Service number: 874254 |
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Units: — Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 12th Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 14/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Heine House, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 20 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 32. |
Distinctions and medals 1
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Military Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." He was killed by a direct hit on gun and crew of which he was in charge during operations South West of Passchendaele, on the evening of November 13rd 1917.
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 7830 - 18). 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: 12th Canadian Machiine Gun Company, (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4984, Microfilm reel number: T-10815, File number: 612). 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/1595294 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=384878f0-487d-4195-8ea0-ef660ae23939 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5081153 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6053356 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1595294 |