Information about birth

Date of birth:
24/12/1896
Place of birth:
Burnt River, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada

General information

Profession:
Farmer
Religion:
Methodist

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
1087011
Enlistment date:
27/10/1916
Enlistment place:
Lindsay, Kawartha Lake, Ontario, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 15th Bn. (48th Highlanders)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
06/11/1917
Place of death:
Nile, Langemark, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
20

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." While helping to carry out the wounded, during an attack at Passchendaele Ridge, he was hit by a piece of shrapnel and instantly killed.

Files 2

Sources 2

Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1484 - 14).
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx
Sources used
War diaries: 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4924, Microfilm reel number: T-10718, File number: 391).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng
Sources used