Pte
Frank Patrick Lenihan
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 22/08/1896 |
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Place of birth: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
General information
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Last known residence: 114 Queen Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
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Profession: Brass Finisher |
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Religion: Roman Catholic |
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: 742554 |
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Enlistment date: 20/01/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 24th Bn. (Victoria Rifles) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 06/11/1917 |
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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: 21 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 4
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My story
"Killed in Action." He was instantly killed by the explosion of an enemy shell, in the early stages of an attack at Passchendaele.
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 5573 - 29). 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: 24th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4932, Microfilm reel number: T-10733 - T-10734, File number: 415). 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/1593810 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=433d5a3e-e4d6-4fbc-9b96-5773f82d1c42 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6005238 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1593810 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1593810/ |