Pte
Frank P. Seymour
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 24/07/1886 |
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Place of birth: Windsor, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
General information
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Last known residence: St James Apt 498 St James Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Profession: Printer |
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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: 1057067 |
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Enlistment date: 5/09/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 87th Bn. (Grenadier Guards) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 01/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Crest Farm, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 31 |
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 detailed to go forward with a machine gun crew in an attack on the morning of Nov. 1st, 1917, near Passchendaele.He survived the first stage of the attack and displayed great courage under heavy enemy shelling. When the machine gun had been placed in position, the trench they were in was heavily shelled and about 8 a.m. a shell struck the trench instantly killing Pte. Seymour and two others.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595917 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=6b5fc4a6-79a0-4eba-894a-ac6e4d44bbf7 |