Lt
Earle Carman MacCallum
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 30/07/1893 |
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Place of birth: Glencoe, Ontario, Canada |
General information
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Profession: Bank clerk |
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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: Lieutenant |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 78th Bn. (Winnipeg Grenadiers) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 30/10/1917 |
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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: 24 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." Took part in an attack on Passchendaele, on the morning of October 30th, 1917, and when about midway to the objective he was wounded and died shortly afterwards.
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 6607 - 36). 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: 78th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4943, Microfilm reel number: T-10751, File number: 453). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1593996 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=bc0197b8-59e8-415a-a73e-5083a3b74c8d |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5621196 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1593996 |