Cpl
Jack Edwin Hirst

Information about birth

Date of birth:
17/03/1886
Place of birth:
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Spinner
Religion:
Church of England

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Corporal
Service number:
454243
Enlistment date:
18/06/1915
Enlistment place:
Lindsay, Kawartha Lake, Ontario, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 19th Bn. (Central Ontario)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
08/11/1917
Place of death:
Tiber, Passchendaele, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
31

Memorial

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

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Killed in Action."

More information 2