Pte
Edwin Lincoln Gardiner
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 20/11/1892 |
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Place of birth: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America |
General information
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Last known residence: 444 3rd Street, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
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Profession: Car checker Canadian Pacific Railway |
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Religion: Presbyterian |
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: 288952 |
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Enlistment date: 20/12/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Brandon Indian Residential School, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 4th Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 06/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Tyne Cottage, 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 32. |
Points of interest 4
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Last known residence | ||
| #3 | Enlistment place | ||
| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." He was on duty with a carrying party in the vicinity of Passchendaele and whilst resting in a shell hole on the way up the line a large shell exploded in the midst of the party and he was instantly killed.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1592368 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=867113cd-561f-452b-b960-44ea155f183d |